Ayla placed a barrier between them and the Eclipsed before turning to Nox, who had fallen to his knees, sweat filling his face.
He found it hard to breathe right now, and his body was shaking uncontrollably.
His instincts only screamed one thing while he stood before this monster.
Run.
It was a dread unlike any he had felt before, and he was sure he would go insane if he was exposed to this any further.
Nox was drowning in the sheer amount of umbra energy hitting him right now, so much so that he couldn't even hear Ayla calling his name.
Not until she placed a hand on his cheek and he managed to snap out of it.
"Nox."
Her voice was calm, unnervingly so.
His vision focused again, the world snapping back into place as he sucked in a sharp breath. The suffocating pressure didn't disappear, but it subsided, just enough for him to think.
"Look at me," Ayla said.
He did.
Her grey eyes were steady, and completely unfazed by the monstrous presence just a few meters away.
