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He reached into his leather pouch, pulling out the splintered shard of the Sunstone. It pulsed with a faint, angry heat against his freezing skin. They thought they had broken him. They thought he was just another scavenger waiting to become shadow-meat. Let them.

Kaelen tightened his grip on his greatsword. The metal sang, a low hum that vibrating up his arm. He closed his eyes, visualizing the path: down the shattered stairs, through the main courtyard, and straight to the Shadow General commanding the horde. dark_hard_epic_orchestal_rap_beat_vanquish

The beast froze. A silent, blinding light exploded from the shard, spreading rapidly across the courtyard. The shadow-critters dissolved into ash. The General, finally, screamed, its form shattering into a thousand fragments of light. He reached into his leather pouch, pulling out