Random travelers gained access to the Fringe while things that had been sealed by the Yggdrasill bloodline for millennia escaped.
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"There!" Lith pinned Ra'ntar to the ground like an insect after impaling him on Ragnarök, sealing his movements. "I can finally see Solus. Assemble everyone while I oversee the final details."
Tezka Warped out of the room with the Yggdrasill staff in hand to mobilize the troops and have them ready for departure.
"Jirni, I'll leave Ragnarök here until I reach the Fringe. You have until then to study his life force and find a way to keep inflicting pain without killing him. After that, I'll recall Ragnarök and you'll be on your own."
"Don't worry. It will be more than enough. Skywarp." The stiffeners of her dress came out of their sockets and shapeshifted into metal needles that assembled into a glaive.