Sacrifice and Victory

Sacrifice and Victory

The air was heavy with the scent of smoke and blood. The battlefield outside Avaloria Castle was strewn with the remnants of a war that had pushed Veridonia to its limits. Bodies lay motionless under the blood-red sky, soldiers and nobles alike who had given their lives to defend the kingdom. Seraphina stood at the heart of it all, her sword still in hand, her body aching from the relentless battle. The weight of every loss bore down on her, each life lost a reminder of the cost of this war.

Victory had been claimed in the fight against Duke Roderick and the northern invaders, but it had come at a staggering price. As Seraphina surveyed the aftermath, she realized that the kingdom’s survival had not come without sacrifices that would leave wounds deeper than any blade.