The first thing that hit him was a strong smell of blood and the taste of scorching heat. Then, he was faced with a dismal scene, as if night had fallen, making it hard to discern the specifics.
Guided by Ariel Watson's light orb, Leo Ray stepped out of the hotel lobby and onto the chaotic street outside, taking it all in.
Overhead, a heavy black fog was swirling around, blocking out the sun entirely.
The street was in shambles. Fallen noble flags and scattered pieces of weaponry littered the ground everywhere, but there were no bodies in sight.
From this, it was easy to see that this was not the main battlefield of the previous encirclement in the Central City Area but rather the scene left behind by the opposing forces in their panicked flight.
The strong smell of blood, however, made it abundantly clear just how brutal the battle must have been.
