Morgan's desperate shout roused the others, cutting through the silence of the night with startling clarity.
The sleeping youths groggily rolled on the ground, their eyes snapping open in a daze.
With a glance, Lucian quickly realized what was happening.
"Shit!"
Almost simultaneously, the rest of the group quickly sprang to their feet, seemingly moving in slow motion.
With his awakened ability augmenting his perception and reflexes, Morgan was the first to move.
Before any of the rest could even take a step forward, he was already a few feet away from Cassius' spell-bound form.
" Cassius! Snap out of it!"
Oblivious to his yells, the Takebted reached the ruins' threshold.
The veliscera intently watched the creek intelligence, their clawed hands reaching out for the unconscious Talented.
Morgan blurred forward with uncanny speed, his arm reaching forward to grab Cassius.
" Make it! Come on!"
