Jacob shouted, his voice cracking with anxiety and adrenaline as his eyes widened dramatically behind his thick glasses. His entire lanky body trembled like a leaf in a strong wind, but his Aspect was clearly firing on all cylinders, his enhanced perception processing the chaotic battlefield in extreme slow motion and feeding him a constant stream of tactical data.
Right on cue, with timing so perfect it was almost comedic, three more goblins exploded from the leftmost tunnel opening just seconds later, their bulging yellow eyes practically glowing with bestial rage as they swung their improvised weapons in wild, frenzied arcs that had no technique but plenty of murderous intent.
Skylar, looking almost supremely bored with the entire proceedings as if this was all beneath her considerable talents, exhaled a soft puff of indigo smoke that hung suspended in the moisture-heavy air for just a moment before impossibly, illogically reshaping itself into... Raphael.
