The impact shook the sky and three more glyph chains snapped back into place across the Devourer's wings and jaw.
It flailed, but its core dimmed.
The double-eye charge flickered.
The knight did not stop.
He spun and dragged one sword upward along the creature's spine.
The scar pulsed, then detonated in a shockwave that drove the Devourer backward.
Ben followed up.
His appendages pinned the lower jaw down.
Dark aether poured from his fingertips.
"We just need a few more seconds!"
Apophis hovered over the seal with both arms extended.
The Empyrian crystal glowed like a newborn star.
Each pulse synced with the circuitry spread across the ground.
Her eyes bled black.
Her wings were cracked.
The chains thickened.
More chains burst from the void, empowered by the renewed foundation Apophis had ignited.
One chain wrapped around the Devourer's central eye.
Another locked its spine to the broken sky.
