BAAANG—!
A ball of fire, the size of a car, crashed onto the mansion's roof out of nowhere.
With a single, deafening impact, it obliterated half the structure.
Stone and wood split apart. And the walls collapsed.
Bodies were buried beneath the rubble, and the wailing of children pierced every soul who watched as all this happened.
"TAKE COVER!!"
The standby guards reacted.
"BRING ALL WOMEN AND CHILDREN TO SAFETY!!"
The guards screamed at the top of their lungs, running everywhere, searching for souls who had survived.
"THE HEROES WILL SOON BE HERE!"
The guards who survived the impact gathered the survivors.
However, there were none.
The maids, who were tasked to be with the noble children, were crushed alongside them.
"T—This can't be happening…"
How can this have happened?
They were all fine just a moment ago… how did things turn out like this?
House Gravewood, the noble house of the [Stormshade] kingdom, once stood at the top, now… It's crumbled into mere rubble.
