"We have won."
Only three short words, yet the moment hundreds of thousands of soldiers heard them, those words reverberated like divine thunder through their minds, hearts, and souls.
In that instant, the battlefield full of scorched earth and broken armor fell silent as if even the wind paused to acknowledge the gravity of the proclamation. The sound of weapons falling to the ground echoed across the open space: swords, spears, and axes clattering on bloodstained soil. Soldiers finally relaxed their grips, letting the overwhelming dread of battle slip away like a discarded cloak. Months, years for some, of grueling war had reached its terminus.
