A Stand Before Death

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{Outside The Projection} 

The hall wasn't just cold anymore—it was freezing.

Not from the temperature, of course; it was the tension.

They were glued to the projection, their expressions a display of awe.

Their Sultan was 'alive' until yesterday.

That meant that he killed the Roc as escaping it was impossible.

At least not with Safira and Jasmine in tow.

He, an Al-Saif, was up against a Div, a Fiend, a monster with four Aether Cores. 

Usually, such an achievement wouldn't be that extraordinary, but Rocs?

Especially adult ones?

They were something else.

What was hard became nearly impossible.

And the state of those who realized that reflected it.

However... not all of them were like that.

While they were all high-ranking Magi, it didn't mean that they dove into Al-Fawra.