I woke with the dawn, blinking open my eyes to see the familiar canvas of our cave above me. A mix of emotions swirled in my gut—excitement, apprehension, determination. Today we would begin our journey to the Celestial Citadel. To the crystals that supposedly would help us defeat the demon lord who was currently reigning terror down on the earth.
After a quick breakfast of leftover rabbit and fruit, we began getting ready to leave. I handed Roman the armor that hadn't been shredded while Gabe took stock of the food.
"Do you think we're ready?" Nik asked, flinging the armor over his shoulder.
"As ready as we'll ever be," I said. We had collectively spent so much time preparing to defeat him, honing my magic and their combat skills. But defeating Belial would be no easy task. He had ru
