The sealed gates fade behind Kael and Gabriella, leaving the angel within Bliss. Together they cross to an enormous training field, broad enough for armies, its pale sand undisturbed beneath the seven stars.
Kael extends a hand, and celestial light gathers into a silver sword. Its flawless edge gleams like a dawn captured in metal before settling into Gabriella’s waiting grip.
Gabriella
It feels so right in my hands. Almost familiar to me.
Gabriella turns the blade through measured forms, her white wings balancing each step. She advances, retreats, and cuts the empty air with renewed precision while Kael watches attentively.
Gabriella
Let me show you what I am capable of, my Lord.
Gabriella sweeps the sword toward the heavens and invokes a forgotten cadence. Golden spears descend in a radiant shower, striking the field in exact ranks without disturbing a single blade of grass beyond their marks.
Gabriella
I am a sword in your hand, my Lord, or whatever you may desire.
The last spear dissolves into warm sparks. Gabriella lowers the silver weapon, and the disciplined devastation left across the field stands as unmistakable proof of formidable talent. She waits beneath Kael’s attentive gaze.
“Rumors of War. Kael and Gabriella enter the war room to discuss a possible conflict with the evil god. All Kael's top female officers are there. General Raye, Selma, Mila, Rose, Aurora, and now Gabriella.”
SUCCESS (Great Leadership, rolled -1)
Kael and Gabriella enter Bliss’s war room, where General Raye, Selma, Mila, Rose, and Aurora stand around a broad table of carved maps. The doors close behind them.
Kael’s Ancient Heritage stirs as his gaze crosses the old boundary marks, revealing forgotten paths between divine realms and the defensive laws woven through Bliss.
Shadow-Court Insight sharpens the room’s silences: Raye measures military risk, Mila weighs hidden agents, and Aurora watches Gabriella’s new allegiance without suspicion.
General Raye
Then we speak plainly. Malrec has tested the gate, threatened Gabriella, and announced that refusal may become war.
Mila
My hidden reports agree. His court is probing our borders, but no host has marched. We still possess time to choose the ground and terms.
Aurora
If conflict comes, protection must remain deliberate. We should defend the gates, sanctuaries, and every household sheltering beneath Bliss’s law.
The officers gather closer around the map. Kael’s authority settles the council into purposeful silence, and the war room becomes the place where Bliss will decide how to answer Malrec.