บท 3264: Always With You (Part 1)

The array network split into its basic runes, no longer restricted by the magic circles or hindered by the holes created by the exploding Demons.

The entire sky above the Fringe lit up with blinding light as if the sun had come dangerously close to Mogar's surface.

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Blood Desert, Ra'ntar cell, at the same time.

The Chronicler screamed in agony and Jirni didn't miss the sudden change in his voice. As the elf cried, the sounds he emitted became deeper and more guttural. They reverberated off the walls as though they were coming out of a hollow musical instrument rather than lungs.

"Aalejah, is this normal?" Jirni exposed a patch of hardened brownish skin among the many that were forming all over Ra'ntar's body.

She would have missed them if not for her bond with Skywarp. As the elf's voice changed, the quasi-sentient weapon had met an increasing resistance from his body. Ra'ntar's skin was getting ticker and his flesh harder by the second.