Hearing the gunshot from inside the Bastion's walls, Astaroth knew something was up. He looked at the guild roster to see who had been wiped, and what he saw made him freeze.
Khalor's name was greyed out, with the little skull next to it, signifying he was dead. And since Khalor was the one that had been limiting the player flow into the gate, this was terrible news.
Astaroth was just about to switch melds from White to Luna, and he made a snap decision. Since no one was guarding the entrance anymore, he couldn't stay inside anymore.
He had to move outside the walls.
As he melded with Luna, he activated another skill as well. Royal Protection.
His back flared up in pain, not dissimilar to the one he felt when he was being marked, and he felt like he was going to incinerate. Unbeknownst to him, his body was flaring up in energy shockwaves, pushing the nearby players away.
