2286 Bountiful Harvest
As Nightmare leapt across the twisted surface of the charred deadfall and landed on the
trunk of a massive fallen tree, easily hundreds of meters wide, the champions of the
Shadow Legion surged forward.
The rushing millipedes recoiled as the oppressive aura surrounding the black steed
washed over them like a wave of cold dread. A heartbeat later, Saint’s dark blade
descended, slicing through their chitin as if it were paper.
Not far behind her, something massive stirred, the ground trembling in its wake, as
though a dark mountain were shifting across the ruins. Then, the towering form spread
its four arms and released a guttural, terrifying roar that rolled across the battlefield like
the voice of an erupting volcano.
Infernal flames flared in the depths of the steel giant’s throat, and his eyes burned with
fire.
Fiend had experienced a tremendous transformation following the war in Godgrave.
The tiny imp who had once barely reached Sunny’s knee now loomed over the
battlefield at more than forty meters tall, his immense frame encased in an invulnerable
steel shell, bristling with countless jagged spikes, like a demonic colossus forged from a
thousand greatswords.
As the crimson fire within him roared to life, Fiend lunged forward, flattening millipedes
underfoot and tearing through them with his monstrous, razor-edged claws.
A moment later, King Daeron charged into the fray, clad in regal armor forged from
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the seven Saints of Song followed soon after, some in human form, wielding sleek
weapons, others having taken on their Transcendent forms. The latter were also
protected by armor tailored to their bestial shapes, forged by the shadow of Anvil.
So too were the shades of the Great Nightmare Creatures that Sunny had slain in
Godgrave. These ancient predators of the abominable jungle had always been deadly,
but now, with their horrifying bodies reinforced by forged armor and their claws and
fangs honed by steel, they were not only more enduring, they were far more
devastating.
Every elite of the Shadow Legion charged forward as well, the Defiled Seeker of Truth,
Goliath, the Remnant of the Jade Queen, and the Asuras of Condemnation...
Behind them, a sea of Corrupted shades surged into the tide of monstrous millipedes.
A scene of unspeakable violence unfolded beneath the watchful eyes of Sunny’s
incarnations.
Countless millipedes were being annihilated, only to rise moments later as new
additions to the Shadow Legion. His shades fell as well, vanishing beneath the ashen
sky in stoic silence.
"Do you think we’ll win today?"
Sunny looked at himself and answered his own question with a casual shrug.
"Unlikely."
Then, he turned back to the battlefield and smiled coolly.
"But today’s harvest will be quite satisfying."
He laughed quietly, shaking his head with amusement.
"Listen to you, talking like the Grim Reaper."
The Shadow Legion stood firm against the overwhelming tide of abhorrent black
millipedes. Though the enemy vastly outnumbered them, Sunny’s shades fought with
ruthless precision and total fearlessness. His champions, Saint, Fiend, and the others
were especially brutal, leaving trails of torn and shattered bodies in their wake.
Still, it was not quite enough.
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