Seraphina heard Ethan's command and immediately swept her wings back.
Layer upon layer of swirling air built behind her, the compressed wind rumbling. Ethan braced himself as the energy sphere in his palm grew denser. White lightning coiled around his wrist, ready for whatever might be waiting beyond the mirror.
Seraphina beat her wings with all her strength.
Her enormous body charged into the suction. Her horns entered the mirror first, sending circular ripples across its surface before it swallowed her and everyone on her back.
White light filled their vision.
A moment later, they emerged on the other side.
Seraphina burst out of the mirror without losing any of her accumulated speed. The air currents around her swept through the forest, flattening branches and leaves to either side. Thinner trees snapped in half as she passed.
But there were no enemies waiting for them.
Below lay a swamp covered in shallow water.
