Evaline:
A thick, black substance - like liquid shadow - pooled on the ground just inches away from us.
And it immediately moved, trying to spread, to escape. But the moment it touched the glowing lines of the hologram, it recoiled.
It was trapped here.
The runes flared brighter, holding it in place as it writhed, almost like it was alive. It kept trying to find a way out, trying to reach... anything.
I kept my healing power wrapped around Kyros to keep it from latching back on him. As for me, it recoiled from me just as badly as it did from the runes.
"Now!" Elder Morwen's voice rang out.
And before I could even react, a dagger flew into the space. Its blade glowed bright green, coated in something that shimmered with magic... and it struck the black mass directly.
The moment the sharp metal tip pierced it... the substance screamed. It wasn't really a sound, but more like a feeling.
