Kain and Serena burst through the undergrowth, lungs burning from smoke. The forest behind them was a wall of fire. Branches snapped, heat waves chasing them like a living thing.
"Keep going!" Kain yelled, voice rough from the lingering smoke in the surroundings. The pursuer's presence could be clearly felt again, in hot pursuit of them, burning everything in its path.
Kain raised his hand and two Vespid Guards materialized. The creatures buzzed furiously, wings kicking up gusts strong enough to obliterate the burning branches around them.
"Get on!" he ordered. Serena jumped on one, grabbing its shell. Kain vaulted onto the other.
