Chapter 71 "Embers of unity"
The battlefield buzzed with confusion and fear, the soldiers frozen in place as the dragon landed, its massive wings stirring up a gale that swept over the blood-soaked ground. The monstrous beast stood tall, its dark scales gleaming with an otherworldly sheen, smoke curling from its nostrils. Soldiers from both sides instinctively took a step back, clutching their weapons tightly, their faces pale.
"Is that… a dragon?" one Kyrovian soldier whispered, his voice barely audible over the whispers spreading like wildfire through the ranks.
"It's been centuries since anyone has seen one," another muttered, his hands trembling as he tightened his grip on his sword. "What does it mean? Why here? Why now?"
The Valtorian soldiers were no less shaken, their commander barking orders to steady their lines, though his voice carried an edge of panic.
