Lucifer stepped off the shattered windowsill of the Royal War Room.
He plummeted toward the burning streets of the Sanctum of Solaris. The wind whipped past his dark armor.
The Eclipse Convergence covered the capital in a dull, gray twilight. Far below, the white marble streets were filled with chaos.
A massive purple rift tore through the air directly above the main market square.
[System Warning: Void Breach Detected.]
[Hostile Entities Spawning.]
Monsters poured out of the tear in reality. They weren't undead or normal beasts, they were Void Crawlers: huge, six-legged creatures covered in sharp black armor.
They had no eyes, just wide mouths filled with rings of razor-sharp teeth. They moved fast and unpredictably, climbing buildings and attacking the panicked citizens.
A group of fifty Royal Guards in polished silver armor tried to hold a barricade across the market street. They were Level 25 soldiers and completely outmatched.
