Next, they descended from the massive flying creature, touching down smoothly on the ground below.
THUD! THUD! THUD!
Leon stood alongside Archon Vyrra, with Ira positioned beside him on one side and Korvek standing on Ira's other side—forming a line of command.
As soon as their feet hit the ground, someone hurried frantically toward the Archon with urgent news.
RUSH! PANT!
The messenger held up a device for Vyrra's inspection—it appeared to be a simple pole-like object, roughly staff-height. However, its color had shifted to a darkish silver verging on black, with glowing symbols etched across its surface.
Those symbols are pulsing. Active.
The air around it shimmered faintly—charged, almost metallic, with the smell of scorched ozone.
