Outer Stellar Battlefield of War.
The stench of freshly shed blood tainted the air, carried by the howling winds of despair and agony. Death loomed omnipresently like a divinity's gaze, erupting without warning, and resisted desperately by mortals. The battlefield was a ruthless place not meant for the faint of heart, dissuading fair maidens and cunning merchants alike.
However, standing amidst a field of corpses alongside a group of others was known other than a woman that was once classified as both—Ma Sujiang! Her battle-worn countenance betrayed her grave experiences, and her vigilant, rich pair of eyes exposed the tragedy of carelessness. Wiping blood from her cheeks, she spat out a wad of congested phlegm and blood onto the ground, landing on the face of a human male corpse.
