One month had passed since Lisle City’s streets had gone silent, since the underworld had been erased, and now… today, Evelyn and I were getting married.
Standing at the edge of the stadium, I could feel the enormity of the moment press down on me. This place could hold over a hundred thousand people, and today, it would. Every corner of the city would bear witness. I looked at Evelyn, her eyes sparkling brighter than any firework, and I felt a strange calm settle over me. After everything we had endured—the blood, the chaos, the endless nights of fear—this… this was our moment.
The gates opened, and the crowd surged forward like a living river. Nobles, business leaders, ordinary citizens—every one of them drawn here to see what was supposed to be impossible. Giant screens had been set u
