Chapter Title: Fire, Void, and the First Fall The frozen valley of Velkar erupted into chaos. Snow exploded into the air as divine power collided with the strange dark energy radiating from Azrael’s blade. The six champions of the pantheon spread out across the battlefield, their movements precise and deadly as they began circling him through the swirling storm. Azrael stood alone in the center of the snow covered plain. Above the city walls Lyra and Ardyn watched with tense expressions as the battle began. “Six against one,” Lyra muttered. Ardyn’s eyes remained locked on the battlefield. “Yet he does not look worried.” Down below the first champion struck again. Ignivar’s warrior charged forward with a roar, the flaming axe in his hands blazing brighter as divine fire surged thro

