Sylvia stepped out of the passage beside the Hollow King and saw Earth below them. Smoke rose from a city near the coast while a red tear in the sky poured demons onto its streets.
She could see people fleeing toward a line of barriers as winged creatures circled overhead. The defenders had kept most of the demons outside the city center, but cracks were already spreading through their shields.
BOOM!
A huge demon drove its fist into one of the barriers and sent the players behind it stumbling. Another climbed over an overturned bus and reached for a woman carrying an injured man.
Sylvia kept her power contained as she descended toward them and the Hollow King followed at an easier pace. She heard a defender calling to his companions from the roof of a damaged building.
"Get the wounded out of here! We can't hold them much longer!"
Then he noticed her approaching and waved both arms above his head.
"Don't come down this way! The evacuation point is behind us!"
