He scanned the terrain, his senses stretching until he caught the psychic signature. His lips curled. "Got you."
Into the comms, his voice rang out. "Everyone, be in position."
The team moved reluctantly, while Alarna tilted her head up at him. A sinister plan crept into her mind. She wanted to play the damsel, to let Jian Ci swoop in like a knight in shining armour.
Unaware of Alarna's Jian Ci hovered above the cave of the Vulkrith, his violet eyes glowing with anticipation as the molten air shimmered around him. Below, Riley and Alarna leapt from one jagged boulder to the next, their movements sharp and calculated. They stopped at a distance just close enough to provoke the beast, yet far enough to retreat if things went wrong. Together, they unleashed a surge of psychic power into the cave's mouth.
