I had seen wars.

I had seen kingdoms burn.

I had seen blood, lots of it.

I had seen villages being razed to the ground.

But nothing.. nothing in this whole lore could had prepared me to the sound of my voice screaming as Kira and Mira drew their final breath.

“..no…” My voice cracked as I stumbled forward, hands shaking, heart pounding in my ears.

But the moment hung frozen in time.

Dante was kneeling beside Kira, blood soaking into his clothes, his arms wrapped around her lifeless body as if he could will her heart to beat again.

And Asher? he fell to his knees like the world...