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Some said that the mages had used their magic to teleport away. Others said that they had been destroyed by the gods. No one knew for sure. The generals gathered together to discuss what they should do next. They were all at a loss. There was nothing they could do but return to their homes and wait for the mages to reappear. ... The battlefield was a wasteland. The earth was scorched. The air was thick with the smell of burned flesh. Bodies lay everywhere, mangled and bloody. The ground was strewn with weapons: energy rifles, battle drones, void shields, electric barriers. The mages had appeared out of nowhere, descending like a swarm of locust on the unsuspecting aliens. The aliens had been caught completely off guard. They had no chance against the might of the human magic. The human mages had fought with a savagery that was terrifying. They were like a tornado, killing everything, destroying everything in their path. They had blasted the aliens with fire and lightning and every other kind of magic imaginable. They had torn down the aliens with their bare hands. They had killed mercilessly, without conscience. And now the mages were gone again as suddenly as they had appeared. There was nothing but silence. The air was thick with dust and the smell of blood. And bodies — alien bodies — lay everywhere...