The instant Mamveth's soul shattered, the entire domain began to convulse. Thin fractures spread across the maroon sky as Ruvian's body finally gave out beneath the strain.
His demonic features receded with [Assimilation], and he promptly fell unconscious.
Ophelia's eyes widened.
'He actually did it…'
She dispelled her clone, then invoked [Warp] and materialized beside them.
With one arm, she caught Ruvian before he could plummet any farther. With the other, she seized Julian's battered body and pulled him close. Both scholars were unconscious, but their breathing remained steady.
Another heavy tremor shook the realm, sending the fractures above crawling farther outward; pieces of the maroon sky gradually broke apart and dissolved, revealing the dark, churning clouds of Vazrun Island beyond.
The false landscape beneath them faded soon after, revealing the ravaged ground of the island below.
