Elira hovered nearby, unsure what she was supposed to do.
A single laser would be enough to destroy the mechanical crab, but Auri and Idra were clearly having fun. If she attacked now, she would only be getting in the way.
She turned toward the others near the barrier and waved cheerfully.
"Aren't you coming over to take a look?"
If everyone came over, she wouldn't feel so awkward standing there by herself.
The sand exposed by the receding tide was extremely soft.
As everyone crossed the wet beach toward the mechanical crab, a rapid vibration came from beneath their feet.
At first, only the grains of sand were trembling.
Then the entire sandbar began to shake. Cracks spread outward from under the group, and sections of wet sand collapsed one after another.
Everyone stopped immediately.
Ethan bent down to examine one of the cracks, a sphere of white energy already gathering in his palm.
Elira sensed something was wrong as well.
