"HALT!" General Voxtrom's voice thundered through the comms and over the roar of the engines, his figure standing tall atop the lead vehicle, illuminated by the steady green glow of the mounted lanterns.
The command cracked through the silence like a shot, immediately echoed by the chain of officers stationed across the convoy.
One by one, the massive vehicles began to slow, their mechanical roars fading into low hums until the entire convoy came to a full stop.
*hisssssss… *creak!
The faint hiss of the air brakes followed, mixing with the ever-present hum of the dark mist swirling around them.
The convoy now stood still—lined before the colossal wall that loomed in the darkness like the corpse of a long-forgotten god.
A gaping hole tore through its center, jagged and massive, as if some ancient creature had charged its way through from the other side.
Gelhyne, seated still within her vehicle, pressed her datapad, connecting directly to Voxtrom's comms.
