Still confounded at the unanticipated twist of events, Eli sat on the floor, looking as if her soul had just been sucked out of her body.
"I-I thought they're gonna save me...?" she mentally cried out as her friends left her behind.
Then, out of nowhere, a dark haze descended, perplexing her and the others.
What followed was a blinding surge of light, rivaling the shining golden orb in the middle, which then washed over the place and engulfed the entire fortress. Everyone was too bewildered to react at the cascading chain of events.
Eli could only shield her eyes at this, bracing herself when it became overwhelmingly bright. Contrary to her expectation of being pounced on all of the sudden, what she felt were a warm pair of hands instead. They suddenly took her from the ground as a flash of whiteness hurdled her vision.
"Ugh..."
Eli felt the world spin.
