The Ruler of The Plane (16)

The Archangel, her eyes wide with horror, watched in disbelief as her comrades fell one by one to Arpious's relentless assault. With a trembling hand, she raised her celestial sword in a final, desperate gesture of defiance, but it was too late.

With a mighty cry, Arpious unleashed the full force of her dark power, unleashing a torrent of energy that engulfed the battlefield in a blinding flash of light. When the dust finally settled, there was nothing left but smoldering ruins and the charred remains of the celestial warriors.

The Archangel, her once-proud wings now tattered and broken, knelt amidst the devastation, her eyes filled with tears as she gazed upon the horror that Arpious had wrought. In that moment, she knew that she had failed in her sacred duty to protect the heavens and that her defeat would forever stain the annals of celestial history.