In the eastern border of the Avaloria Kingdom, the landscape had transformed into a nightmarish tableau, reminiscent of a scene from an apocalyptic film. The air was thick with the acrid scent of smoke and the metallic tang of blood, mingling with the cries of the wounded and the clash of steel. Soldiers from both the empire and the kingdom fought with a ferocity born of desperation, their faces twisted in grim determination as they fell, one after another, like autumn leaves caught in a tempest. The ground was littered with the remnants of battle: discarded weapons, shattered armor, and the lifeless bodies of those who had once stood proud, now reduced to mere statistics in a war that had spiraled out of control.