The Rand Soldiers' shield wall had formed a steel fortress, its smooth and shiny hemisphere facing the charge of the dragonized Royal Guards.
The first collision exploded with sound.
It was a true cavalry charge of this era, the lances piercing through shields like hounds' long fangs, tearing a gap in the complete defense formation in an instant.
Thunder rolled overhead, lightning illuminating the clashing sides, and the impact of strength, magic, and mystic runes sent ripples surging.
The first shield shattered, its mystic rune-etched fragments following the ripples, scattering and ejecting all around.
The dragonized Royal Guards had breached the shield wall but failed to break through completely; when their momentum was halted, they faced a counterattack.
The strong shield strike sent men flying.
Bodies and horses tumbled everywhere.
Among the drifting black smoke, the sounds of close combat and screams echoed.
