Thunder rumbled faintly in the distance.
Magnus's eyes sharpened the moment he spotted him. He moved instinctively, but Oberon's hand caught him.
Before he could question it, the Enigmalnk pointed toward a location just behind them.
There, space fractured again, rippling like a shattered mirror, and multiple figures emerged: Aurora, Zoey, Kael, and other members of the Ravenstein family, flanked by the echoes of Atticus.
Without hesitation, Magnus's aura enveloped them, shielding them like a fortress.
Then, his gaze met the echoes who looked at him silently.
Magnus understood immediately.
Atticus wanted them protected.
His aura deepened, cloaking them all in an unyielding dome.
Other human paragons had arrived as well. After confirming the safety of their kin, their eyes slowly turned toward the center of it all…
And what they saw defied every logic they had ever thought possible.
Just then, Eletantron roared, his voice shaking the skies.