A will to live....

BOOOOM!!!

A deafening explosion echoed from the distance, shaking the very earth beneath our feet.

The shockwave rippled through the air, and for a brief moment, everything around me trembled.

The veil of darkness that had once smothered the district square began to fracture and collapse, like the fragile glass of a shattered mirror.

'So... the battle is over now, huh.' The thought echoed in my mind as I glanced upwards.

The heavy dampness in the air lifted, and with it, the faint light of dawn began to seep back into the world.

A soft golden hue touched the clouds as the first rays of the sun pierced through the cracks in the broken darkness, signaling the end of the night's turmoil.

"It's dawn already… but weren't we just fighting for a few minutes at best?" Lucas mumbled from beside me, his voice laced with confusion.