Xavier let the ashes of the second Elder fall from his silver-furred claws. The cracked earth beneath his boots vibrated. A cluster of dark shadows breached the cloud cover overhead as a new fleet of Vanguard interceptors blotted out the remaining starlight.
The newly arrived ships did not bother landing. The vessels immediately opened fire from the sky, raining concentrated plasma torpedoes onto the obsidian plains. The ground erupted in a chain of blinding explosions.
Xavier blurred out of the blast radius using his enhanced Lykaios speed to reappear beside Rin and Kylus.
"Find a working transport and get off this battlefield," Xavier ordered while tracking the gunships circling above. "Regroup with Reva, Lyra, and Xalvoria."
Rin deflected a stray chunk of falling debris with his sword. "What about you?"
