Kace led the survivors onwards towards the gate. Most of them were tired with some form of injury. Everyone's expression clearly showed that they were looking forward to a warm meal and bed.
The idle chatter that was going on behind him was extremely welcome. A weight had on his mind since he realised his time here was over.
'We gained another pillar, but how do we destroy the gate?' It was a bittersweet victory. He had only expected to gain the support of another pillar. However, they had uncovered the location of one of the gates that he had to destroy.
Even Yul, when questioned, did not have an answer for them. 'All we can do is secure it on our end until we find a way to deal with them.' His eyes rested heavily on the structure as it came into view.
'Then there's the other problem. Where do we go from here? The vampires were our only lead. We have no idea where the other pillars and gates are.' Kace shook his head in frustration.
