When Darius fell to the ground, he immediately stood back up to return to his mentor. But as soon as he did, the portal was already closed, without leaving any sign of its existence.
The ravenette took a shaky breath, his jaws quivering as he did.
Everything was silent as he stood in the middle of the forest, his shoulders shaking and his breathing was uneven.
'Save your little brother.' Those were his mentor's last words.
Unable to contain the pain, tears started falling down his cheeks.
"Darius? What happened?" Luke asked.
Darius only shook his head, the memory of his mentor's death still etched in his mind.
"W-where's…" Brennan was about to ask but Loki shook his head. Just by looking at Darius' state, he already understood what happened.
Upon the realization, Brennan also started tearing up. His heart pounding in his chest and his stomach coiling uncomfortably.
