Nocturnis tilted his head slightly.
"…interesting."
Endric appeared before him in a burst of speed, teleporting himself mid-dash with hands emitting a psychic force so powerful that space buckled around him.
He thrust both palms toward Nocturnis' chest... only for Nocturnis to raise a single finger.
PING.
The sound was soft but the effect wasn't.
Endric exploded backward, crashing through three floating structures, pulverizing them as he slammed into the transparent surface of the ritual ground and slid across it for tens of feet.
His telekinetic field snapped instantly as blood splattered from his mouth.
"ENDRIC!" Ria screamed while stumbling toward him.
But Nocturnis didn't spare the boy another glance.
He had no need to.
He reached toward Gustav as shadowy claws forming at his fingertips.
"No time to waste. If the Outworldly fully awakens, he will make the same decision he did last time…"
The shadows coiled around his hand like hungry serpents.
"…and seal me again."
