In just a day, the Smiths' war fleet descended upon Veryan City. Their march had been relentless, a storm of steel and fire, growing in number as the fleets of the Eight Families joined them along the way. Now, their combined forces stretched across the sky, blotting out the sun and casting an ominous shadow over the already broken land.
Darkness fell before them, not of nature's doing, but of war's herald.
At the vanguard, two figures took their place at the front of the fleet, commanding respect and absolute authority—Madeleine and Vlad. Their presence alone was enough to silence even the bravest warriors among them. As commanders of this war, they answered only to Ethan, and none dared challenge them. After all, who would be foolish enough to incur the wrath of two Emperor Realm beings?