The east was faintly white, and the morning light fell on the already unrecognizable mouth of the valley.
When the giant Puki self-destructed, its destructive power swept through the gorge, consuming most of the valley entrance. The explosion's shockwave collapsed the rock walls on both sides of the valley entrance.
The once narrow and treacherous valley mouth had turned into a wasteland made up of broken rocks and soil, with the rock walls on both sides leaning inwards to block this only opening. The fragile support points made it prone to a secondary collapse at any moment.
In the crevices between the rubble, pieces of shattered armor and broken weapons were faintly visible, along with patches of congealed, blackened bloodstains.
