Thorgar threw open the heavy office door. The wide, marble hallway, just moments ago pristine and silent, was a scene of pandemonium.
Smoke billowed from a shattered upper window, and several grotesque, oily black creatures, Eclipse Beasts, were scattering the few students still present.
Thorgar didn't hesitate. He summoned a massive, crackling lightning hammer of pure aura into his hand.
With a wild, desperate swing, he brought it down upon the nearest Eclipse Beast, blasting the creature into a shower of purple sparks and foul dust.
Kael was already moving, his aura-clad sword, flashing.
He sliced the head from another beast mid-lunge, its body dissolving instantly into dust before it hit the ground.
A small cluster of terrified first-year students, huddled near a broken door, bowed low in shaky gratitude to Thorgar as he protected them.
"You all can't deal with Eclipse Beasts right now!" Thorgar commanded, his voice booming over the din.
