Ashton and Lyra completed their breakthrough trials simultaneously.
In the positions they had previously disappeared from, golden lights surged and erupted violently. The next second, the two of them appeared.
Instinctively, their eyes scanned their surroundings. First, to see if the monster had become active. After that, to see how their friend was faring.
But the scene that met their eyes made their entire beings tremble.
They had expected the worst from the beginning, yet the sight before them was far worse than anything they had imagined.
Not so far away from them stood Logan.
Or rather, what now remained of him.
A tall metallic rod had been stabbed through his being and driven deep into the ground, fixing him there like a pole.
His body had been dissected into a shape that no longer resembled a living creature.
The skin, flesh, and bone of his hands were cleanly split into two, one half angled upward and the other angled downward, resembling twisted wings.
