"A-Aether... We need to leave now," Maelona mumbled, her voice trembling as she clung tightly to Aether's back. Her eyes darted frantically toward the monsters slowly advancing toward them.
Maelona's body had almost turned a deep, eerie black... The pain was unbearable, yet she kept her composure as if it were nothing more than a minor inconvenience.
Though Aether seemed silent, not moving, his body however still entirely pitch black.... His clenched fist was suspended in the air. Sandra, on the other hand... was completely unconscious, broken and weak!
"M-Mom!" Aria cried out... Fear gripped her as she tried to move, she even attempted to fight the monsters, slashing at them in vain, but they ignored her completely. Their focus was locked solely on Aether as if drawn to him by some unseen force.
