Weaving sand was tiring, especially since he wasn't in the desert and his strength had been depleted rapidly. He needed to get the squads as soon as he could. With Nokai in his right hand, Sagiri started moving East. They were not out of the woods yet. He might have buried the stone beasts alive, but he knew the place was still crawling with them. The impact of his ascent had destabilized the whole valley, and soon their siblings pretending to be rocks could come crawling.
Even further east, the squads had heard the sudden, large impact that shook the place.
"What is that?" Someone said as everyone suddenly got alert.
"He is here," Kiuga said, a small smile breaking on his lips. "I knew he could come."
