Lyra dodged a claw swipe, but a sentinel's talon raked her side, reopening her wound and drew a cry of pain.
She staggered, nearly collapsing, but Salaris's talons ripped through the sentinel and saved her in a blur of feathers and claws, the beast's core bursted in a violet flash.
Darius took a direct hit, a sentinel's claw striking his shoulder, his concussion flaring as blood dripped from his brow, but Rhoam's charge crushed the sentinel, its core shattering under the panther's iron weight.
"We are losing ground!" Darius shouted, although his voice was cracking, the visions shaked his resolve as Veyra's red eyes loomed in his mind. "Her army's too damn strong!"
Kelvin's mind raced and Veyra's visions were merged with the rift's pulse, You are nothing and you will fail. His hands trembled, the image of the Sanctum's fall flashed before him, but he shook it off, his voice steady.
