Chapter 310 Aftermath & Recovery

• POV: Luna
• The battle ended not with dramatic conclusion but with exhaustion. Rogues retreating. Interdimensional creatures withdrawing. Cole's hybrid entity disappearing back into otherworld. Everything proving that immediate crisis had been preparation instead of actual confrontation when confrontation was being saved for timing that served enemy purposes instead of our preferences.
• We collapsed. All of us. Injuries everywhere. Magical depletion affecting everyone who'd channeled. Physical wounds requiring healing. Emotional trauma from watching friends hurt and understanding that survival was temporary when temporary meant Cole was building toward worse.