The central conflict of the shattered battlefield was the terrifying duel between the mortal commander and the demonic General. The setting: Battlefield, Kaine vs Verath, was a focal point of chaotic energy, the ground beneath them constantly cracking and shimmering from the magnitude of their exchange.
The Demon’s Lesson
Kaine's perspective was one of devastating, personal revelation. He was a 9th Core Stage warrior, the epitome of the Northern martial tradition, a man who believed absolutely in the supreme power of kinetic cultivation. Yet, it was the first time he was fighting a demon, and the reality of the threat defied everything his decades of experience had taught him. He expected a strong opponent; not this.
Verath the Crimson moved not with the blind rage of a beast, but with
