"Get all Guides currently in the building down to the basement, now!" Sylvan reacted instantly, slamming his thumb against his ARC as the order went out.
He sprinted toward the child with Marcus at his side, his voice urgent yet carrying enough authority to cut through the chaos. "Healers, set up containment barriers. GIRD team, evacuate all non-essential personnel out of the basement immediately."
Under the crimson glow of emergency lights, like blood-soaked silk draped across the space, the child screamed without pause. Her small body twisted violently, tiny hands clutching her head as tears streamed from eyes stretched wide with terror. Levo surged beneath her pallid skin, glowing veins pulsing erratically across her face.
Watching a child this young, still too innocent to even understand what was happening to her, let alone the fate bearing down on her, was nothing short of madness.
