Kai spat out a mouthful of blood, feeling the cold sweat soaking through the fabric of his shirt. He took a step forward, the ground beneath his feet didn't reflect his image but instead seemed to reveal an abyss. Twenty meters ahead stood Syon. He wasn't breathing. He wasn't blinking. Without needing a single word, the group deployed. Allice vanished from sight in a way that not even Kai's system could process, it wasn't a fast movement, it was as if the cathedral's shadows had claimed her by right, integrating her into the void.
Syon raised a single finger. It was a lazy gesture, almost bored, but the reaction was immediate and devastating. Suddenly, several jagged rocks launched toward Kai at high speed. Kai reacted instantly, managing to cut and dodge the attack with great difficulty. Even from that first unspoken spell, Syon's absurd power was evident; even in his weakened state, he was a thousand times superior to everyone present.
"Thorne!" Kai shouted.
