章 61: Death

“It’s lady Maria!”

One of the soldiers yelled-

Blood-stained land, corpses everywhere; groan and cries…

Screams of despair-

“She succeeded!”

The human soldiers, whatever few were left, rejoiced-

The serpents had stopped.

Demons, confused.

The war was over.

Demons won, humans lost.

Yet-

Things-

Were hectic.

Maria was walking toward the center of the war-

Two men behind her.

Were they the dragonborn commander and the duke?

What happened to the demigod and the princess?

And wait-

How come neither of them were dragonborn and…

And-

Doubt.

Suspicion….

And then dread.

Pure dread.

Yet, still- some people had hope.

After all, what else could they have?

How else were they going to stay sane?

“Oh no…” One of the last remaining heroes mumbled… “She’s-” She, the warrior in bikini chain armor- saw something.

Something-

She wished she didn’t.

She saw-

The incoming darkness-

She saw-

The dead rising-

And she saw…