Oliver and the rest of the Soul Forging existences of the Heavenly race flew through the Fornes continent and all of them, even the duke, had a dispirited expression. Their speed was slow, mostly because they were very tired and injured.
The reason for the gloom aura around them, despite having completed their core mission, was the number of casualties.
After Tomas and Vapula went after Heinz, to stop him from saving Zatiel, only forty-one Rank 4 warriors remained to face the Magi invader force.
They had just lost four comrades to Heinz's shout, most of them were filled with injuries, and killing energy had invaded their bodies so when they faced a group of warriors who were fired up after their leader reached a level where he could kill Rank 4 life forms with a word, the outcome was obvious.
