The ssage from Harvey spread across the Underside like a shockwave. His voice had reached every corner of the underground world, echoing through the tallic speakers mounted high on the walls. For the Dark Guild mbers still engaged in the chaos, the ssage arrived at the worst possible mont, right in the middle of the intense battles against the Guild mbers who had descended to wipe them out.
The fighting everywhere was fierce and unpredictable, conflicts clashing back and forth like waves smashing against stone. So Dark Guild mbers were barely managing to hold their ground. Others were struggling far more, especially when facing opponents who had taken powerful pills to boost their abilities. The enhanced strength of those individuals made them move like monsters, and even Dark Magic users found themselves pushed to the edge.
But strangely, in certain pockets of the Underside, the intensity of the battle had lessened. The Dark Guild fighters started noticing that the attackers were thinning out, fewer waves of enemies crashing against them. It almost felt like they had overco the worst of the assault, that the most dangerous part was behind them.
But the war wasn’t over. Not even close.
And that was the mont Harvey’s ssage reached them, turning their temporary relief into dread, or, for so, into opportunity.
They suddenly had new orders.
"Things are getting intense!" one of the Dark Guild mbers shouted as he dodged an incoming strike. "Right, right, it looks like we’re finally able to fend them off. But there are a few stubborn ones left!"
"We have our answer though," another Dark Guild mber replied, excitent creeping into his voice. "If we take out the Underside, our Dark Magic will grow. Things will be different. We won’t ever need to hide under here again!"
For those who were struggling, Harvey’s order felt like a lifeline, a way out. A way to beco strong enough to survive. A way to prove themselves worthy in the twisted hierarchy the Dark Guild lived under.
So of them imdiately broke away from the battlefield, turning their backs on the remaining attackers and sprinting toward the Shelters. They didn’t care how strange or suspicious it looked. They had a new purpose now. They attacked recklessly as they withdrew, cutting down their own enemies just enough to break free.
The people around them, dark mages, guild fighters, and Underside residents, stared after them in confusion.
Why were the Dark Guild retreating?
However, what many hadn’t realized was that every person in the Underside, even those who worked for Gizin, had also heard Harvey’s announcent. They heard it, but they didn’t expect the Dark Guild to actually follow through. They didn’t think they were that insane.
But they were.
And proof ca sooner than expected.
Certain things began to change in horrific, unexpected ways. There were still small groups of Underside fighters who were helping the Dark Guild against the attackers, struggling together to survive. In one such group, an Underside resident and two Dark Guild mbers fought side by side. The Underside fighter blocked a strike ant for one of them.
But in the next mont, everything snapped.
One of the Dark Guild mbers lifted his hand. Dark energy coiled around his fingers, swirling with twisted intent. And then he fired directly into the back of the Underside ally who had just saved him.
A single dark pulse pierced straight through the man’s chest.
He collapsed to the floor without even a cry.
Almost instantly, the Dark Guild mber felt his power rise, small at first, but undeniably there. The sensation of growth was intoxicating. Addictive. The feeling of his affinity strengthening, rising higher than it ever had in his life.
It wasn’t enough.
He needed more. Much more.
The hunger blood inside him like a living thing.
Elsewhere, sothing even more tragic unfolded. A group of Dark Guild mbers and a group of Underside residents had fought off a squad of attackers and survived together. They had protected each other, built trust in the middle of chaos, and were walking side by side toward safety. They thought they were done. They thought they had earned a mont of peace.
Then Harvey’s ssage reached them.
The Dark Guild mbers stopped walking.
They looked at each other. Their thoughts raced, their expressions shifting between fear and outrage.
"This is crazy," one of them finally burst out. "We can’t just kill everyone in the Underside for the sake of our goal! If we go this far, then when does it stop? Even if we reach the top, even if we get the power we want, there will always be another excuse to do worse!"
"You have to st, "
He never finished his sentence.
Hands rose around him in unison, hands belonging to his own comrades. Dark pulses fired from several angles, striking him all at once. His body fell silently to the dirt, consud by the darkness he had once embraced.
A Dark Guild mber who had just taken part in killing his ally shook his head.
"Having doubts now ans you’ll have doubts later. And we’re doing everything we must for our future."
Small rifts were beginning to form among the Dark Guild mbers themselves, tiny fractures between loyalty and morality. But these cracks were quickly sealed in blood. Every mage witnessed the consequences of speaking up. They saw what happened to those who hesitated.
Anyone who doubted the order would be eliminated.
So even if so of them were terrified... even if their conscience scread at them... they had no choice but to follow. They could not afford to beco the next corpse lying on the ground.
And so a massive flock of Dark Guild mbers began racing toward the shelters. Smaller groups rged with larger ones until they transford into a swarm of robed figures, a sweeping, growing tide that rolled through the Underside with deadly intent.
Up ahead, the very first shelter ca into view, along with Alen and his n standing guard outside.
They were ready.
Earth magic had been used to build thick barriers and short defensive walls around the entrance, forming a protective ring. Alen’s n stood behind them, gripping weapons, their eyes locked forward with grim determination.
As the Dark Guild horde ca into view, Alen stepped forward and raised his voice so everyone could hear.
"I knew it! I knew this would happen!" he shouted. "But now we must fight harder than ever!"
His voice deepened, filled with purpose.
"We’re not just fighting for revenge! We’re not just fighting for the truth! Right now, we fight for what makes us strongest, we fight to protect the people behind us!"
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