Kain had barely escaped the shaking section of the relic where the two demigods were fighting, stumbling into a completely different floor after making the decision to remain while sending one of his Vespids to the surface with the broken body of the boy.
The threads of destiny were muted beyond use due to the presence of the demigods, but a quiet faith that something here was meant for him pushed him onward—even if moving through the relic with only two weakened, barely-standing Vespids and a hovering demigod hand that would not shut up was one of the dumbest decisions he'd ever made.
The two Vespids buzzed weakly behind him, their movements unsteady. They were only partially healed by Queen; the injuries caused by the Abyssal demigod were too severe to mend quickly. After carrying him through the collapse of the relic, they barely had the strength to continue. Their stingers were dull, shells cracked, and flight patterns wobbled like drunk bees.
