Chapter 187 Vengeance

• It was at this that Theo looked around himself, taking in the decimating war that had claimed the lives of so many people. The dead bodies were crying in his head, and the sound of swords clashing still rang in his ears. Death had its particular smell, a nauseating odor that seemed to penetrate even the spaces between his fingers. The battlefield was a grotesque tableau of shattered lives and broken dreams, with the bodies of fallen warriors lying in grotesque contortions, their lifeless eyes staring blankly at the darkening sky.
• The air was thick with the metallic scent of blood and the acrid tang of smoke, mingling with the earthy smell of freshly churned soil. Flies buzzed around the corpses, their droning hum adding to the eerie stillness that had settled over the camp. The once vibrant grass was now matted with gore, a grim reminder of the fierce battle that had raged here.
• After an hour of searching, the exhausted victors watched as the dying light stretched the shadows of the fallen warriors and enemies across the camp. Theo beseeched Cyrus anxiously as he did this. "We need to go back to the pack. They will get restless with your absence, Agnes and the rest of the soldiers," said Theo with the same shade of concern. "If you are gone for long, people will start gossiping, the morale of the army will be low, and we could be at risk of falling apart."