The breach team had barely locked up for less than a day when the next crack formed.
Lucifer was below in the lower strategy hall with Aeloria and Nyx, discussing their final approach routes into the hidden sector, when the emergency channel from the kitsune territories opened without warning. The voice on the other end was clipped, strained – the sensation of the ground underneath them both being torn over and over.
"Francisca is down. The seat is fluctuating identically to Remu's. The courts have the outer wards held, but the pull is intensifying. She requested your presence."
Lucifer was already moving by the time the channel closed.
