"Contact!" Yu Xi shouted, firing his plasma rifle. The bolt seared through the air, grazing the beast's flank. Its thin hide hissed under the impact, but more shadows moved in the brush. The pack was here.
The raptors dove in coordinated waves, talons slashing, teeth snapping. Vigil, met the first strike head-on, his aura flaring crimson as he deflected a claw swipe. Rowland and Arya, both Guides, pushed resonance barriers outward, stabilizing the Espers' focus against the shrieks. Alessia and Kye unleashed psychic bolts, piercing the thin hides of two attackers, forcing them back.
Adonis shouted, "Left flank!" as another raptor dove. Reign spun, his aura forming a blade that cleaved through its wing. Nalani's guiding resonance steadied Zayn, who fired a concentrated psychic lance that impaled the beast mid-air.
