"Good," Max said, nodding once. His voice was steady, unshaken. "Then I will see you all in the Black Rock Region."
Lady Divine's voice cut in, her tone quieter but laced with suspicion. "Where are you headed now?"
Max's lips curled faintly, his wings folding and then snapping open again as he turned toward the horizon. "To make some allies."
Before anyone could respond, his figure blurred. His crimson wings flapped once, and his body shot forward like a beam of red light tearing through the heavens.
In the blink of an eye, he was gone—only the trembling air and the lingering echo of his infernal aura remained.
Lady Divine's eyes narrowed as she watched Max's crimson streak vanish into the horizon. Her fingers twitched faintly, runes already stirring in her hands. "I should follow him," she said, her voice low, but her tone edged with determination.
Just as she prepared to give chase, a hand stopped her.
