Rael's grip on the beast's tusk tightened, sparks crackling between his gauntleted fingers. A heartbeat later, a surge of lightning ripped through its skull, dropping it with a heavy thud.
"Move," Arden's voice cut through the chaos, low and certain.
Nyra was already moving, wind swirling at her feet as she leapt past him. The air sharpened, and shards of ice followed in her wake, skewering a beast before it could reach the labourers. Rael stepped into another's path, his gauntlet flashing blue with frost. The impact of his punch sent a wave of ice crawling over its body, freezing it mid-snarl.
Zephyra slipped between them like a shadow of fire, her tail igniting the moment she pounced on a smaller beast. Her growl rolled through the camp as she tore it apart, flames licking at the ground where its blood spilled.
