Tess stretched out one hand and summoned an energy construct wall, a shimmering barrier rising between them and the advancing mutants. It glowed with a soft white light, starkly different from the usual blue shimmer of Metasyne energy. Something was off—that power was unfamiliar, raw.
The wall crackled as the mutants slammed against it, buying them precious seconds.
Without hesitation, Tess grabbed Lanse's hand and took off running. With a sweep of her free hand, she conjured glowing energy steps beneath their feet, floating in the air like a stairway to safety. But as Lanse stepped onto them, his feet passed right through—he was intangible, a ghost to her constructs.
Quickly, he summoned his own steps, solid and blue, to keep pace.
