The sky above the Shadow Realm burned with red lightning.
The ground shook as thousands of shadow creatures marched across the black lands like a living ocean of darkness.
The Shadow Army had begun its advance.
But they were not alone.
High above the clouds, a different army had gathered.
Dragons.
Hundreds of massive dragons filled the sky with their wings.
Ancient fire dragons.
Ice dragons from the northern mountains.Storm dragons crackling with lightning.
At the center of the flying army was the Dragon King himself.
His golden scales shined like the sun even in the darkness.
Below the dragon army stood another force.
Human warriors.
The strongest knights and mages from many kingdoms had arrived to help stop the Abyss.
Aria stood at the front of the human army.
Her sword glowed with blue light.
Beside her stood Rowan.
He rolled his shoulders nervously."So… this is it?"
Aria nodded.
"The war that decides everything."
Rowan looked at the massive shadow army approaching in the distance.
Thousands.
Maybe millions.
He gulped.
"Okay."
"I definitely should have stayed home."
Suddenly the ground exploded in the distance.
The Shadow Army charged forward.
Winged demons filled the sky while giantshadow beasts rushed across the land.
The Dragon King roared loudly.
The sound shook the entire battlefield.
"DRAGONS!"
"ATTACK!"
The sky exploded with movement.
Hundreds of dragons dived downward like falling stars.
Fire, lightning, and ice blasted across the battlefield.
The Great War had begun.
Dragons clashed with shadow monsters in the sky.
Massive beasts slammed into each other across the land.Human warriors fought desperately against waves of darkness.
Aria rushed forward into battle.
Her glowing blade cut through shadow creatures with powerful strikes.
Rowan ran beside her.
At first he fought like usual.
Dodging.
Complaining.
Trying not to die.
But suddenly—
The red mark on his arm returned.
Flames exploded around him.His sword burst into blazing fire.
Rowan stared at it in shock.
"Oh."
"That's new."
A massive shadow beast jumped toward him.
Without thinking, Rowan swung his sword.
A wave of fire blasted forward and destroyed the monster instantly.
Aria stopped for a second and looked at him.
"Looks like your ancestor's power finally woke up."
Rowan grinned."Yeah."
"I could get used to this."
But far away across the battlefield—
The Abyss Lord finally appeared.
He stepped onto the battlefield surrounded by swirling darkness.
Every creature around him bowed instantly.
His red eyes scanned the battlefield slowly.
Then he looked directly at Rowan.
"And there you are… Flame Guardian."
The air around him exploded with dark power.
Even the dragons in the sky hesitated.The final battle had begun.
And the fate of the world now rested on three warriors—
Aria.
Rowan.
And the Dragon King.