In the ruins of what was once L’Manburg, the scent of ash and scorched earth lingered, a bitter reminder of the battle that had raged just hours before. Tubbo stood before Tommy, his voice quivering with a mix of hope and hurt. “It’s time to choose, Tommy. Me or Technoblade.”

Tommy looked between the two—the friend who had banished him, and the warrior who had taken him in when no one else would. Over a month he had spent with Techno in hiding, learning his ways, his beliefs. Technoblade’s voice was low, almost betrayed. “After everything, you’d go back to Tubbo? The one who cast you out for the sake of his precious country?”

Tommy clenched his fists, his voice defiant. “People are above the government, Technoblade. Friends are more than weapons in a war.”

Techno’s gaze hardened. In that moment, Tommy knew this choice would have consequences he couldn’t take back. L’Manburg’s destruction may have just marked the end of one war, but the start of another—one that would now divide him from the friend who had once been his only ally.