Dawn broke with fire on the horizon. Scouts returned breathless.
> "A force from the Crimson Lotus Sect approaches—two thousand strong. Their commander demands a duel… with Wang Chung."
Wang Chung stood, donning his black robes, calm as ever. "So the east has decided to test the Void Sovereign."
The Crimson Lotus Sect had always been ambitious. Now they saw the Falling Sky Sect in chaos and sought to claim its remnants.
Their army halted outside the gates. At their head stood Bai Feng, crimson-robed, dual sabers crackling with flame.
"I've come to burn your legend to ash," Bai Feng declared, his voice echoing through the canyon.
Wang Chung descended slowly. The wind died. Silence fell.
> "Try."
The clash was instant—fire against void, heat against darkness. Their battle shattered mountains, ignited the sky, and carved scars into the earth.
In the end, Bai Feng knelt, bloodied, sabers broken.
Wang Chung spared him.
> "Go back. Tell your sect: the Void Sovereign has returned. He kneels to no one."
As Bai Feng limped away, he whispered to his men, "We challenged a man. We found a god."