Chapter 224: Phoenix of the Sword, Fallen

"Boom!" Time seemed to freeze. Even the air felt locked in place. On Cloudsword Peak, a deathly silence swallowed everything. Across the vast plaza, black cracks spiderwebbed through the stone. And at the very heart of those fissures, Benson Santee's Black Demon Blade had pinned Layton Fitzharris to the ground like a nail driven through flesh. Blood sprayed in a blinding burst. Chaotic currents tugged at the soul itself. The sight made everyone on Cloudsword Peak shudder. A Sword King. An...