The battle lasted an entire day before reinforcements from the duchy arrived. Idriss, accompanied by his six subordinates, disappeared without a trace, but they left the church in ruins, one paladin dead and another mortally wounded. Not to mention the priest Heimdall who lost his left arm. Eden, meanwhile, was in the demonic ruins.
*Demonic Ruins, Second Division*
Snowflakes fell gently, laying a shimmering layer of ice over the demonic ruins. Luxia stood on the rampart, her piercing golden eyes fixed on the endless white plain. The landscape was beautiful, almost peaceful, if not for the dark silhouettes of monsters lurking here and there. The contrast between the purity of the snow and the omnipresent threat of the creatures created a strange and unsettling atmosphere.
