Kaiden stepped forward.
Behind him, five presences aligned without needing instruction. They had done this too many times already. Formation came naturally now, earned through blood, close calls, and immense trust in one another.
To his right, Luna's storm aura crackled softly, lightning crawling along the edge of a blade that didn't exist until she willed it into being. To his left, Calypso grinned.
Moonlight flared behind as Aria rolled her shoulders, crescent sigils orbiting her forearms in slow arcs. Bastet made her presence known with a soft purr, while Nyx began twirling her fingers as space magic responded to her call.
The ground ahead split as something massive pushed its way through broken terrain, stone and bone thrown aside as if they were nothing more than loose gravel. Then another. And another. Shapes emerged from the dust.
Huge silhouettes at first, followed by faster, leaner forms slipping through gaps with terrifying speed.
Kaiden narrowed his eyes.
