Sometime later.
Achilles and Rose floated through the rubble and torn buildings of the Colony City of Green. Beside them, an Overseer who had introduced herself as Overseer Verditas, the Sky Dharma King that Rose had saved from the murderous High Orc, hovered on a vine woven from green petals.
She gazed at Rose with a mix of reverence and pain as she looked around the ruins.
"I… I couldn't protect my Colony City. So many people died. And from the other Colony Cities of the Thornveil Dynasty… I've only received distress calls. More are likely dying or worse, being enslaved as we speak. I…"
Her voice faltered. There were no words that could do the tragedy justice. Achilles and Rose's expressions hardened.
Moments later, Dr. Shaw flew in, blue wings of the Thalassarian Lineage buzzing beneath his feet as he had undergone the change.