Chapter 34: Inroute to Icelorn_1

The Beacon of Hope in Ashmoor

In the plains of Ashmoor, a nurse named Alina had risen to prominence after the beast attack left her town's nearby villages in ruins. Alina's ability was unusual—she could amplify the healing process in others.

And after single-handedly saving dozens of injured villagers, word spread of her selflessness.

Alina stood in front of a makeshift clinic, her hands glowing as she treated a wounded hunter. With that happening the nearby volunteers—ordinary people with no powers—worked tirelessly to reinforce the town's defenses with sharpened stakes and barricades.

"We'll hold this line," Jeremy, Alina's brother said as he rallied every awakened people willing to defend with his dad Merrin who is police captain of the town. "Even if we're just a dot on the map, we're not giving up."