"Brace yourselves!"
Slayer sank one of her swords into the floor of the temple, while Kai crouched low to the floor. The sight of a crouching dragon was strangely magnificent, but also slightly comical — Sunny had no time to laugh, though.
He could feel an abyss of shadow essence raging somewhere deep below him, the colossal weave he had etched into the mountain coming alive at his touch. The pulse he had sent spread through the intricate web of essence strings running through the vast network of tunnels Abundance had created, and then…
The entire mountain moved.
Some distance away, on its southern slope, the Wolf had been given no time to reach the caldera.
On the northern slope, the Snow Wolves were still disoriented by the sudden disappearance of their enemies.
On the eastern slope, the unflappable brass giant was taking a step.
The ash covering the slopes of the volcano suddenly ignited with a soft glow, as if the rock beneath it was shining.
