He vanished from the confined space and reappeared just outside its boundaries, watching calmly through the invisible barrier.
The black mass shot forward and immediately began expanding at an exponential rate, and the gravitational pull was instantaneous and absolute.
Herxes screamed as his body was yanked towards it violently. His staff flew from his grip and was swallowed by the darkness.
He clawed desperately at the air, but there was no resisting it. His arms stretched painfully as his entire body was dragged forward, with his bones creaking under the strain.
Lucina's radiant form flickered and destabilized. Her body of pure light began distorting.
"No!" she screamed. "This cannot—"
Her words dissolved into a shriek of agony as more of her form was ripped apart.
Herxes reached the event horizon first. His body elongated grotesquely before snapping back violently, only to stretch again.
