They weren't like anything he'd encountered before—not even during his attack on the Moorne Estate. These were fully integrated mechanical armor, covering the soldiers completely except for their faces, which showed through transparent visors.The suits had glowing components—blue light emanating from joints and central chest pieces, suggesting some kind of power source beyond simple mechanics. The soldiers moved with eerie coordination, their movements synchronized in ways that seemed rehearsed but were happening in real-time.
Jorghan activated his Sanguine Will, extending his blood detection to maximum range.
What he sensed made his blood essence recoil in disgust.
The soldiers weren't fully human anymore. Their blood flow was wrong—corrupted by something foreign, something that pulsed with an essence that felt familiar but twisted. Elf essence, but fragmented, forcibly integrated into human bodies through methods that violated natural bonding.
