Wrath of the Dragon God      

Helliana, Thorgar, Thraigar, and Santi were the first to move, rushing toward the portal with all the speed they could muster.

Elora, Rylan, and Kaelen followed closely, their faces etched with relief.

With a final, desperate surge, Rain and the others dove through the portal, abandoning the smoldering battlefield behind them.

One by one, the remaining troops scrambled for their lives, launching themselves into the shimmering gateway, just as Balaur's fiery wrath closed in.

Those who could muster the strength made the leap, disappearing to the other side as the world behind them was consumed by flames.

The group tumbled onto the ground, their breaths ragged and their bodies battered. They looked back at the closed portal, the weight of their narrow escape sinking in.