Battle Over Drinks

A gold coin slid inside the vending machine's slot, and the machine spat out two drinks—one was hot coffee, and the other was a cold soda.

Kiernan put them inside the paper bag and then took a seat on the bench by the vending machine.

He retrieved his phone from his pocket and went to check the message.

[Cold Shade: I visited my friends. One of them knew more about this Maraketh guy. By the sound of it, he used to be a soldier of the Lazarus Empire. You might not know anything about that empire because it has fallen a long time ago. That empire used to be in Dead World]

'Dead World… so when that continent was still the paradise, the Lazarus Empire was at its peak of power and influence. When that continent died and became Dead World, the empire died at the same time.'

Ding!

Another message came.