Evangeline gritted her teeth as light filled her body. She raised her hand, knowing they were completely outmatched. Aetherus was in the seventh rank, and even among those in that rank, he was vastly more powerful.
Renata unleashed a flurry of attacks, each one tearing through the air as Aetherus easily avoided them. He suddenly appeared beside her, grabbed her by the head, and slammed it into his knee, creating a vast shockwave that blew away everything around him.
The knights who had followed them could only watch the apocalyptic battle from a distance. Anything that got close enough would be crushed by the overwhelming power radiating from the three of them. Light vanished and the world dimmed when Lilith unleashed a torrential attack on him. The space where the attack passed was left with a long rift that exposed hidden space and the vast, empty abyss of the void.
