%28opiumud-045%29kuroinu Chapter Two: V2 ((free))

Alicia and Ruu were stripped of their armor, the steel that was their skin piled carelessly in the corner. The cold of the fortress was gone, replaced by the suffocating heat of dozens of mercenaries.

The Northern Fortress of Garret was supposed to be the last bastion of sanity in a world unraveling. For High Elf Captain Alicia and her sworn sister, the dark knight Ruu, it was a grim assignment—a frozen hell where they waited for an enemy that seemed to be more myth than man. %28opiumud-045%29kuroinu chapter two v2

"You have spirit," Volt said, looking down at Ruu. "But spirit breaks just as easily as bone." Alicia and Ruu were stripped of their armor,

Alicia didn't grace him with a response. She signaled Ruu, and together they leaped from the ramparts, using magic to cushion their fall. They struck the ground like thunder, cutting through the front line of mercenaries. For High Elf Captain Alicia and her sworn

"Something is wrong," Alicia whispered, her breath misting in the frigid air. She drew her longsword, the steel humming with magical resonance. "Ruu, form the line."

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