The princes of the empire showed great bravery and skill as the fight in the courtyard of Cassiana went on. Prince Zaradin was in charge of the attack. His sword flashed in the dim light as he cut through the army of ghosts. The other princes, who were all strong fighters in their own right, fought beside him, determined to keep their land safe from the darkness that threatened to engulf it.
The army of the night, though formidable in appearance, began to falter under the coordinated assault of the princes. The best of the empire's armies were now dispersing their ghostly forms, which had previously appeared impervious to physical attacks.
Prince Zaradin, with a precise and powerful strike, dispatched one of the spectral soldiers, its form dissolving into a wisp of shadow that vanished i
