Chapter 67: Celebration?

The leader of the tribe, her eyes still alight with the fervor of victory, walked among her warriors who sang and celebrated the fall of the Empire of Darius. The air was charged with a primal energy, the earth trembled under the sound of drums and warrior dances. The roar of triumph echoed through the valleys while the smoke from the fires rose into the sky, dyeing the horizon red and orange. She felt the weight of her victory, but she also knew that the war never truly ended.

She raised her arms to the heavens, a salute to her warriors. "Today, we have not only destroyed a king. We have overthrown an entire empire. Today, we are the lords of the east!" she shouted, and the answer came in the form of a roar from her soldiers, who stamped their feet on the ground and raised their arms in unison.