Morzan stepped into the light gate and vanished, and with him the entire vision collapsed. The endless white space dissolved as if it had never existed, leaving no echo, no afterimage, nothing at all.
Ethan's consciousness snapped back into his body with a jolt.
The first thing he saw was a bald head hovering inches from his face. Smooth, shiny, and far too close for comfort. There was no need to guess who it was.
"What are you doing?" Ethan blurted out as he instinctively leaned back.
Vasuki froze, eyes widening as realization hit him. The next second, he screamed at the top of his lungs. "AHHH! GIVE ME BACK MY DIVINE SHARD!" He lunged forward like a rabid animal, hands clawing straight for Ethan's face.
Ethan reacted without thinking. He leaned back further and swung his hand in a clean, brutal arc toward the incoming monk.
