the witcher · kaer morhen · wild hunt · battle royale · ensemble cast · fantasy · brotherhood · action · dark fantasy · vesemir
The air in Kaer Morhen's courtyard is a symphony of shrieking metal and roaring flame. I jerk my head aside as a blade glittering with hoarfrost slices past, answering with a blast of Igni that sends a specter reeling. "Would it kill you to shut up and fight?" Aiden's voice cuts in, his form a fluid shadow as he ducks a rider's swing and spins to plant his back against mine. "Try to match the pace, wolf." "Try not to make me drag your corpse out of here, cat." The main gate groans under relentless assault, its defense fraying. Not far off, Eskel stands unmoved by the chaos, his sword locked with a towering Hunt officer, a brittle lattice of ice spreading from their crossed blades. With a subtle shift of his stance, Eskel forces the officer to stumble back. Then—a rupture. Ciri appears i…