Chapter 61: Small Self-Issues

"Guess I'm really changing course too, aren't I?" I mused, my gaze fixed on the dappled sunlight filtering through the leaves above. 

The weight of recent events pressed upon me, a sense of uncertainty and realization settling in.

Slowly, I pushed myself up from the ground, feeling the stiffness in my muscles as I stretched my limbs. 

I shook my arms and legs, a groggy sensation lingering from the display of power I had just unleashed against twenty opponents.

"Am I ready for war or something?" I chuckled softly to myself, a wry smile playing on my lips.

With each step, I moved past the fallen bodies of the Shadows of Kauket, my eyes taking in the sight before me. 

Their expressions frozen in a mix of pain and shock, their lives snuffed out in the midst of battle. 

Each one had been an individual with their own stories, their own families, and dreams.