The Sunstone flared, melting the darkness away.
Kaelen slid under a massive blow, the General’s axe burying itself in the rubble. It was the only opening he needed. He drove the Sunstone shard into the center of the General’s chest, into the black heart of its being. dark_hard_epic_orchestal_rap_beat_vanquish
Kaelen fell to his knees, his energy spent. The silence returned, but this time, it was different. It was peaceful. The sun was breaking through the purple smoke, turning the ashes gold. He had vanquished the darkness. The Sunstone flared, melting the darkness away
He landed in the center of the courtyard, causing the ash to explode outward. The Void creatures turned, clicking their obsidian jaws. Kaelen swung, the heavy blade cutting through shadow and bone alike. The beat in his head was fast now—hard-hitting—a relentless force. He was a whirlwind of steel and vengeance. Vanquish. That was the only word his mind held. Severed a bone-scythe. Right punch: Crushed a creature’s skull. He drove the Sunstone shard into the center
The beast froze. A silent, blinding light exploded from the shard, spreading rapidly across the courtyard. The shadow-critters dissolved into ash. The General, finally, screamed, its form shattering into a thousand fragments of light.