The distant rumble of battle still echoed faintly as the two colossal beasts shrank into the horizon, their roars gradually swallowed by the triumphant cheers rising from Beastfall City's battered but resilient residents.
"Shall we go, Jed? Come sit with me for a while?" Regis smiled gently, turning to the grim-faced Uncle Jed.
Truth be told, Jed was itching to follow the action, to witness the aftermath of the titanic clash. But the truth was written in the stiffness of his stance and the shallow rise of his breath. The shockwave from the monster's roar had injured him more than he let on. Still, after seeing the sheer power Ethan unleashed, he trusted the young man could finish what he started—especially against a beast already crippled.
"Let's go, Regis…"
