Vale's POV
Vincent screamed as the shadow creatures swarmed him.
The things that poured through the broken portal weren't like anything I'd ever seen. They moved like liquid darkness with too many teeth and eyes that burned like dying stars. The moment they touched Vincent, his body began dissolving.
"Help me!" he begged, reaching toward us even as his legs crumbled to ash.
But the shadow creatures weren't interested in bargains or partnerships. They were only interested in consuming everything that existed.
"This is what happens when you make deals with things that don't understand mercy," Ryker said weakly from where he lay dying.
More shadow creatures spread out from the portal, moving faster than my eyes could follow. Some shot toward the fleeing supernatural army. Others flowed toward the city where millions of innocent humans lived.
"We have to stop them," I said desperately.
