Aszer's eyes burned with fury as the weight of betrayal sank deep into his core. His chest heaved, and his ki swirled around him like a raging storm, making the very air almost unbreathable. The ground trembled beneath his feet.
"You've all chosen to betray me!" he roared, his voice dripping with venom. "Then you will all die together!"
His ki flared brighter, rippling outward in a force so suffocating that the soldiers stumbled back, their lungs seizing. The pressure alone was enough to crush weaker men. In a flash, Aszer's spear lashed forward, a streak of death slicing through the air as soldiers were cut down where they stood, their bodies collapsing like autumn leaves torn from their branches.
The air filled with the sickening sound of steel piercing flesh, of screams strangled into silence.
"Fall back!" Aric commanded, his voice cutting through the chaos like a blade.
"Retreat!"
Yrsa's eyes narrowed, sharp and resolute, as she turned to her legion.
