The emergence of the two nascent horrors sent a new wave of primal terror through the group. But Julian's voice cut through it, cold and decisive, a blade of clarity in the chaos.
"Theories and guilt are irrelevant now. Preventing a disaster after it starts is a fool's game. We prevent it before it escalates," he stated, his eyes locked on the widening fissures that bled chaotic and silent energies into their world. "Everyone, think. Not about blame. About solutions. I will contain the fracture's expansion."
A collective shock ran through them. "Contain it? How?" Emma exclaimed, her new, volatile flames flickering in sync with her panic.
