Colton sighed in relief, now above the clouds and managing to survive the failed plan. The army that once went down was reduced to half or even less.
"Thank goodness it's finally over." Marcus grunted, laughing for a few seconds after.
The top of the mountain was within reach, and the worries and fears of the team had disappeared, replaced with joy and relief. They survived the plan, and accomplished their plan.
They got closer and closer to the top, but the expected noise of celebration or even the noise of footsteps could be heard.
With his final bits of energy, he pulled himself up and reached the top, but what he saw surprised him and the others.
A familiar woman stood in front of rows of kneeling soldiers, all wounded but still showed respect to her.
After a moment, Colton realized who it was. The woman who gave the card deck to Celestine in the casino. The Queen.