A gargantuan pillar of lightning blasted from his hand, tearing through kilometers of solid mountain rock like a hot needle through silk. The beam erupted into the sky above the canyon, a violet spear of god-like power that made the entire Royal Army outside tremble in terror.
As the dust settled, the Worm Queen burst from the tunnel entrance, collapsing onto the canyon floor. The soldiers, despite their paralyzing fear, fell back on their hellish training. They raised their rifles, fingers on triggers, ready to fire on the titan.
Suddenly, every soldier's headset crackled with a priority override from Crul.
[[ STAND DOWN. DO NOT FIRE. REPEAT: CEASE FIRE. ]]
The men froze, trusting the system implicitly. The Queen lay exhausted, her body smoking and covered in fresh scars. She had used every ounce of her ancient strength just to outrun the collateral damage of her new master's joyride.
