I stepped closer to the cliff. My back itched and ached as the unfamiliar muscles slowly began to bulge. I leaned forward slightly, then fell on one knee.
"Kai?" Aoife shouted. "What's wrong?" She was about to run towards me, but Fetheion stopped her. "Stay away from him!" He shouted.
I clenched my fist and grabbed a handful of grass blades.
"Let go of me!" I could hear Aoife's struggle as she tried to shake off Fetheion's grasp. "What's wrong with him?"
I didn't need to wait long before the distant lights began to gain form. More than a dozen Ereth soldiers, accompanied by robed figures – Inquisitors.
"Well, what are you all waiting for?!" Inspector John shouted, looking at Vixia and the others.
She spoke with an intoxicating voice. "Him."
