Karma runs back as quickly as possible, leaping into his saddle and nodding to Avira before spurring his reins, deciding to follow Avira.
Necropolis and Leo walk through an endless sparkling expanse, looking and waiting for their master, the anomaly. In order to access The Crossroads, one would have to have one of three things; Void magic, a volatile and self-harming magic coming straight from The Crossroads; A dimension hopping artifact, which can appear in many different forms, though there is no shortage of them; or the blessing of a deity such as Necropolis and Leo's master. As for The Crossroads themselves, they are a strange mashup of things from all different manner of dimensions and realities, as well as access to the multiverse. The anomaly was trapped here since the beginning times, looking out into the different dimensions, timelines, etc. Here the anomaly doesn't need to transport using lightning, it simply appears where it pleases. Also, there is no storm or lightning covering it, revealing that the anomaly is a female of average height with black hair and eyes that are filled with yellow and white lightning. She looks between Necropolis and Leo, who would give anything to be anywhere but here.
Alright, you're here... what happened?
Necropolis is the one to speak, as Leo is the more injured of the two, hiding him from her wrath like an older brother would.
It's... hard to explain, in a few words... We were... attacked... by the two you warned us about... The must've known what was going on... They targeted Crusher before he was finished, shortly after you left in fact... Our hard work was for naught... Crusher is now covering the top of one of the mountains...
Leo and Necropolis prepare for the worst, but the anomaly shrugged it off this time.
That is truly a shame... Well, worry not friends, destroying Delain's armory had some unexpected results. We don't even have to build an army at this point.
Necropolis and Leo look confused, causing the woman to roll her eyes and motion them over to a mirror. She moves it around before focusing on the king of Delain.
Meanwhile, in Delain
The king looks out of the window of his tower, feeling much older than he'd like. The general for his army was there, a stern look on his face.
"Sir, we must launch a counter-strike immediately! It is the only way to make the kingdom of Livrai stand down. They are the only kingdom left, so it must have been them who destroyed Siun and Dreaki. The people are baying for blood, and unless we give it to them, riots will start and chaos will ensue."
The king's heart is heavy as he turns to his general.
Do you know of any reason that Livrai would attack their allies in Dreaki?
The general shrugs, hardly having an idea himself.
"Why do starving animals eat their young? That is all these Livrai scum are, animals. We must put them in their place or kill them like dogs."
The king thinks for a long time, lapsing into a silence far longer than any he's had, making the general nervous.
"My liege?"
How much armor and weapons were destroyed in the fire?
"On average? Most of it... We have enough to build a small army, but we could salvage and have an army good enough to defeat Livrai... It would take a few days before we could launch an attack, but it's better than losing."
The king nods, sorrow in his eyes.
Then we shall wait.