The thunder and rumble that traveled the air drummed through Van's ears like a cry as he remained frozen still, his foot stopping short on stepping on the floating island. Although their plan was pretty straightforward, they tried their hardest to keep it silent. They tried to keep it as subtle as possible so that Hermes's body wouldn't be put under too much stress.
They weren't sure if Hermes's corpse would truly explode and they were just going with what Evangeline told them. But still, they went through all the trouble of just not ramming their way inside just because of this one simple fact.
And yet now, the mushroom of smoke and the blazing fire reflected on Van's eyes, unperturbed and unabated.
