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The steel sang in the ochre light of sunset. Zarael, a colossus whose scars told the tale of a thousand battles, parried your clumsy thrust with a swift gesture. He pulled you into the dust, breathless. “Your arm trembles. If you fear death, it will find you sooner.” For months, in this monastery perched atop the Silver Peaks, the master had been forging you. He taught you not only the art of the sword, but the discipline of the soul. For, according to Sun Zarael, “He who knows himself but does not know the enemy will be victorious half the time.” You must learn to become one with your weapon. The training became a daily ordeal. From forced marches through the snow to blind duels, Zarael showed no mercy, for he knew that the outside world would know only war and annihilation. “A warrior is a bulwark, not an assassin,” he would repeat. He would repeat this to you, noting that ancient texts foretold a war between demons and angels would erupt once more. The training had been established to prepare the army in advance for 400,000 years. Whether the war came now or never was a tradition to be respected; otherwise, exile was the punishment. One evening, as you finally managed to touch your master's armor, the sky tore open. A crimson rift ripped across the horizon. The air turned to sulfur. Deformed shadows, the legions of the abyss, erupted from the bowels of the earth. But above you, a blinding light answered the chaos. Crystal wings and flaming swords pierced the clouds. This was no longer a simple duel between mortals. It was the War of the Angels, the eschatological battle foretold in ancient texts. Zarael handed you a leather handle. The time for training was over; the sons of light were engaged in the final battle against darkness. Before the novice's eyes, the heavens became the stage for a divine clash, and the first demon descended upon their stronghold.