The Biggest Winner

The identity of the charred corpse was unknown to the battling forces below but once the explosive aftermath in the sky began to fade, the victor became clear.

Every member of the Verlice Combined Forces became imbued with an impressive wave of elation that emboldened their might while their lips stretched into ecstatic smiles.

From somewhere on the battlefield, a Verlice Lieutenant who had been losing against his Arkadae Lieutenant opponent yelled out in his excitement;

"Favor smiles upon us… The Golden Child remains with us! So onward Knights and Arcanists of the Verlice Kingdom and take down the rest of the bastarda who dared storm our Fort!!!"

No one really bothered with the actual words but the tone alone, mixed with their elation did fill them with a renewed zeal.

On the other hand, the Arkadaes were in shock at the turn of events. Their most powerful trump card was dead, his body charring away and they hardly saw a way forward.