My eyes narrowed. Knight controlled both Space and Darkness. There were very few places capable of stopping him from entering.
I activated the bond.
"Ragnar. Aurora. Fall back."
For a moment no response came. Then Ragnar's irritated voice echoed through the connection.
"But I just got started."
"Fall back."
A loud growl followed.
Several seconds later a gigantic splash erupted from the Soul Sea as Ragnar disengaged from Verilux and launched himself toward our position. Aurora arrived shortly afterward, lightning still dancing across her fingers while traces of her previous storm remained visible throughout the sky.
The moment both of them joined us, our entire group gathered together above the city.
And Verilux noticed.
The gigantic Hydra slowly turned its heads toward us. Six enormous eyes settled upon our position.
