Chapter 75: Hope In Desolation

In a hauntingly desolate landscape, the remnants of a once-proud civilization lay in ruins.

The castle, now but a crumbling shell of its former glory stood as a solemn testament to the passage of time and the devastating aftermath of a cataclysmic event.

Its walls, once sturdy and majestic now cracked and weathered bearing the scars of the disaster from time past.

Even though barely standing, towering turrets stretched into the embrace of the grey sky. Despite the castle's state, it's architecture evoked an amazing sense of grandeur.

Beneath the castle wall, was a cluster of settlement, equally given to the disaster, the terrain was fractured in several areas, some buildings were without roofs, many more were abandoned… perhaps because of the darkness that looms there.

Closer to the base of the castle wall, a people could be seen, going about their activities.