Chapter 117: Embers of Tomorrow
The battlefield lay in stunned silence. Ash drifted from the sky like gray snow, settling on the wounded, the dead, and the living alike. All around, scorched earth and shattered stone whispered the aftermath of a war hard-fought. Smoke curled in the distance, rising from what was left of the outer walls. The once-great stronghold was now a field of ruin.
But there was peace.
For the first time in what felt like a lifetime, there was peace.
Luna sat in the blackened soil, her legs folded beneath her, her arms limp at her sides. Her body trembled from exhaustion. Her skin, once aglow with golden fire, was now pale, streaked with ash and blood. Her breath came in shallow gasps, and each movement sent new jolts of pain through her ribs. But she didn’t cry o
