Chapter 116 In The Shadow Of Light

• Leona’s POV
• The Southern Sky Citadel lay in ruins. Its spires were broken, walls were burned, and the halls echoed with memories of a fallen regime. I stood in the broken chamber where Horizon leaders once ruled. The air was thick with the smell of burnt electronics and blood.
• Lucien stood beside me, looking at the destruction quietly. His coat was torn and stained with fresh blood, but he exuded a calm strength. UMBRA’s familiar voice hummed in her earpiece.