Chapter 186: The Alliance Forged
The sky above the diplomatic sector was stained with thick gray smoke.
The Captain walked out onto the grand, ruined balcony of the estate. His black coat billowed in the harsh mountain wind.
Nyx, Lucien, Cole, and Bram followed closely behind him. They looked down at the massive stone plaza stretching out toward the city gates.
Above them, the remaining structure of the shattered archway groaned.
A massive chunk of the stone roof suddenly snapped off. Hundreds of tons of heavy masonry plummeted directly toward Cole and Bram.
Cole reached for his hammer. Bram raised his arms.
FWOOSH!
A blinding streak of crimson fire erupted from the gray clouds. Aegon Logcheville dropped from the sky like a localized meteor.
He gripped his custom-forged Blood Fire Spear with both hands. He slammed the blazing weapon directly into the falling stone block.
The intense heat and raw physical force shattered the massive chunk of masonry instantly.
