The cave had gone quiet again.
Well, mostly. Because occasional groans echoed as one of Raven's party twitched or rolled over, still dazed from their chaotic emergence into the low-mana environment.
A soft crackle from Jessy's sparking hair bounced off the stone walls.
On the side, now stuck between two rocks, Rufus let out a sleepy mumble and rolled over… only to groan in pain as his arm twisted.
Valeria sat at the edge of the cavern, arms crossed, her crimson coat pooled around her like coiled flame.
Her claymore rested against the stone beside her, gleaming with a dim but ready light.
Nibbles sat beside her on a flat rock, legs crossed, holding a sign that now read, "I survived divine cultivation, and all I got was this stupid burnout."
Talon paced restlessly near the entrance.
One of the guards had already been dispatched, dashing across the cracked Expanse to fetch Argon. The other two guards leaned against the wall, silent and alert.
