Hearing Lily's words, Stephnie fell completely silent. She could not understand what was really happening to Lily. Ever since Lily had escaped from that church alley, her behavior had been strange, and what had just happened in front of Stephnie's eyes— the way Lily had killed the powerful Commander Malphas and absorbed his energy—Lily remembered none of it. But Stephnie knew that at this moment, finding out about Claire was far more important, because no one knew where Malphas had pushed Claire by throwing her into that portal.
On the other side, Claire had been hurled out of the same dark portal and had now reached its far end. When she opened her eyes, her soul trembled, for she was no longer with her people. Instead, she had arrived in an unknown place, a place whose sight was terrifying.
