Raiven strode directly into his father's room.
"Father," he said, holding out a datapad.
"You need to see this stream."
"It's spreading across all inner noble channels."
Vandred looked up from the armrest of his throne, a half-finished training spear resting across his lap.
His deep crimson eyes narrowed. "Stream?"
Raiven handed it over.
"Fiona Flares. Luxoria's streamer."
"She was with Liora Luxoria in Aurelius territory."
"There was a battle—Flareguls, an Aurelius enforcer, and then… she made a declaration."
Vandred tapped the screen once and it flickered to life.
A live replay began to scroll: Flaregul units diving, Liora engaging, and Leon's suit transformation.
Dargan's fusion with Gravernox and the battlefield shifting into molten chaos.
Then came the moment.
Liora standing over Dargan.
"Luxoria officially declares war on the Aurelius family."
A long silence.
Then Vandred… laughed.
Not softly. Not mockingly.
