Kaen's jaw tightened, fire Shinrei roaring around him.
"…Khael. If you're wrong, Matthew will kill us all."
Matthew's scream tore through the gym.
"AUUURHHHHH!!"
Void surged like a black hurricane, his veins glowing with corrupted sigils. The floor cracked in spiderwebs under his pulse.
Andromeda coughed blood, struggling to rise.
"Shit… he's getting stronger…!"
Khael and Kaen exchanged a sharp glance—then nodded. Both shifted their stance, Shinrei flaring like twin lighthouses against the darkness.
But then—
"Arf!"
A bark cut through the chaos.
From the shattered doorway, a small figure bolted in a dog. Its fur was matted, one leg limping, yet its eyes burned with desperate recognition.
"Doggy, wait!!"
Ceyla Nox stumbled in after it, panting. Her short wolfcut hair clung to her cheeks, silver streaks catching the flicker of Shinrei in the air.
