Chapter 141: Ash, Rain, and Steel
The sky over the Empire of Bertha finally broke.
Heavy, bruised clouds rolled across the shattered horizon, swallowing the lingering smoke of the battlefield before unleashing a cold, torrential downpour. The rain washed the thick layers of ash from collapsed rooftops, diluted the rivers of crimson running through the capital's gutters, and hissed against the vitrified stone of the central plaza.
Through the curtain of rain, Micah walked in silence.
