The black mist tore apart as Raven and Graye shot forward, twin streaks of crimson and violet ripping through the collapsing haze.
The ground split beneath their speed, molten cracks trailing in their wake.
"Graye!" Raven's voice cut through the thunder of their charge, sharp and commanding. "Be ready to defend—this isn't something we can take lightly. Go all out, or we—"
Before he could complete his warning, the world was swallowed by a deafening BOOOOM!
Something faster than thought cleaved through the air.
A colossal black claw slammed into Raven with the force of a meteor.
The world detonated.
The impact shattered the sound barrier in an instant, a brutal sonic boom scattering the black mist like frightened birds.
Raven's scaled body vanished in a streak of crimson, hurled like a ragdoll across the ashen wasteland.
