Nine Commanders

Inside the Light Palace in the sky, after the fight concluded, a cloaked group of people stood atop its highest floor. They all watched the battle from above, conflicted about what had transpired.

"Is this truly him?" asked a masked man on the ground. None answered until the woman on the floor rose to her feet.

"Arthur has changed, but so did all of you," she was the sole exception because she wore neither a cloak nor a mask. Instead, she wore nothing but gauntlets and prison clothes. "What is your goal now, Sier?"

"Our real names should remain hidden," said one of the masked men. "Is this how you treat us after we saved you, Bear?"

"Arthur was the one to save me," said Ivy with a frown before she stared at the man looking down on Helios. "Is this what you desire, Sier? This gap will only grow larger between us."