408. Reaction To Action

Once a magnificent fortress towering over the landscape, the giant castle Ashtone now lay in ruins, its walls crumbling and its towers collapsing. The once proud flag that flew atop the highest tower now lay tattered and torn on the ground.

The destruction began slowly as small cracks appeared in the castle's foundation. But soon, the cracks spread, growing broader and deeper with each passing second. The walls began to shift and sway, groaning under the weight of the castle's massive stone blocks.

As Sylvester's destructive magic took its final form, nothing could save the ancient structure. Everything came down, crumbling like a house of glass. 

As the dust cleared, the destruction became clear. The castle lay in ruins, its stones scattered about like a child's toys. The once-mighty towers were now mere piles of rubble, and the moat full of lava was raging with fire since much of the wreckage fell into it.