As Vivian fought the clown in a space far from the battlefield, the war outside had already come to an end.
The land that once echoed with screams and clashing steel had fallen quiet.
Smoke still rose in thin lines from broken ground, but the fighting had stopped.
After seven long years of struggle, the empire had finally won.
Duke Vined had captured Ravan Tramplin and his son alive.
Both were now held under heavy guard. His brother, however, had not been as lucky.
He had fallen during the final battle, his body left behind among the countless dead.
Soon, large tents were set up across the Tramplin territory.
The empire's flags rose high in the northern lands, waving in the cold wind as a sign of victory.
What was once enemy land was now under their control.
The former duke's family was also taken captive.
Their fate was not yet decided. Some said they would be executed once the empire's parliament gave the order.
