Jessica and Racheal were still locked in combat with the towering statue. Each movement of the stone colossus shook the arena, its emerald eyes gleaming with malice.
Racheal, bow drawn but waiting for an opening, suddenly froze. Her eyes darted toward the shimmering veil of the barrier. Outside, where the elf cohort had once stood, six humans now lingered in their place. Her breath caught in her throat when her gaze swept the ground. The lifeless, headless bodies of the treacherous elf cohort were strewn across the floor.
"Did these humans… kill them?" the thought spilled into words, her voice trembling in disbelief.
