Nirvana fell to her knees as the battle erupted around her.
The puppet knights, despite losing their master, rushed toward them. Thalia screamed something, but the sound was distant and distorted. Greg rushed forward, raising his shield. Spider clenched her teeth as she finally transformed again.
Zen and Thalia spared her a glance and left her to fight.
A deep black groove was carved into the stone where Faust and Vi had been standing. The sudden blast of golden light came from nowhere. There was no time to even react.
They were just gone.
Across from her, on the opposite side of the black trench, Drekar was also on his knees. There wasn't despair in his large black eyes. Instead, there was a bitter smile on his lips.
"Rest well, my light."
It all came crashing down on her.
This was real.
Her heart ached in her chest. Real pain she knew was heartbreak. It felt like she would die.
'No. NO! Don't break. It's not over. I'll bring him back! I'll…'
