The dawn after the catastrophic victory found the Allied forces consolidating their perimeter around the destroyed demon stronghold. The setting: Allied camp, after second battle, was a place of exhaustion mixed with profound relief. The Allied forces were victorious; the demon stronghold was destroyed.
The tactical effectiveness of Kai’s hybrid strategy was undeniable. While the battle was fierce, the casualties were estimated at 1,500, a devastating number but much better than the first battle’s crippling loss. The human army had been saved from annihilation.
The demonic army, their reinforcements cut off and their command center annihilated, was in full retreat. Demons were retreating to the wilderness; scattered and disorganized. But the victory was incomplete: Verath was still alive
