Chapter 29: Shadow and Fire  

As I — Tyler Foster — stood between my two greatest creations, the battlefield trembled.

 

On one side: Crow, cloaked in seething shadow, his smirk hidden beneath his shadow

On the other: Solarius, bathed in golden light, calm and unwavering, the beacon of false hope.

 

And in the middle: Sefe, her fire dancing wildly, torn between loyalty and truth.

 

I narrowed my eyes.

 

(Something's about to go down… and it's gonna get messy.)

 

Suddenly, Crow raised a single hand, fingers curling like a conductor before an orchestra.

From the ground… they rose.

 

Shadows tore through the cracked earth, hissing and twisting — monstrous beasts with glowing red eyes, elongated limbs, and warped humanoid forms. Some crawled, some floated, others sprinted on all fours.