When the wave of Aether washed over us, for the first time in a long time, I felt a familiar feeling. The same feeling I'd felt all those months ago when the gale wolves had ambushed and attacked, but this time it was worse in a way.
"Zirani." My voice shook. "Is that…"
My words trailed off as Zirani nodded slowly. "Yes, an aether beast and this one isn't a lesser beast like the scorpions."
She glanced down at the outcropping and I followed her gaze to see the Red Ribbons all staring north, to where the roar had come from.
"We need to act now," Zirani said urgently, and I couldn't agree more.
I wasn't able to sense exactly how strong the aether beast was, but I knew that we wouldn't be able to beat it, at least not without serious effort and more than likely injury on our part. The aether was thick in the air and if it could produce this much just by its presence then I didn't even dare to imagine what an actual technique from it would be like.
