Back On Earth, Phoenix Flight HQ
"Guild Master?!" Alisha called out for the umpteenth time, sound manipulation effortlessly carrying her voice to the skyscraper's last floor.
Most of the building's occupants had been evacuated, flooding the streets and blocking traffic. Helicopters, armoured cars and ambulances surrounded the perimeter.
Alisha couldn't peel her eyes off the building's entrance. The power was out, and it was difficult to tell what was happening up there.
"H-He should be fine," Trina said, grabbing her partner's arm. "Maybe he's found a way to escape too. Or—"
"He didn't make it out."
Both women turned their necks to the night sky.
Irina Morozov descended with wings of frost, bringing a bone-chilling cold that spread for several yards. Leo dangled from her hands while Josiah used Sovereign Tongue to levitate alongside her.
They'd barely landed when questions began hitting them.
