Rain felt the weight of the battle bearing down on him, the air thick and stifling, as if the very room was closing in around them. The pressure was suffocating, intensified by the unrelenting tide of shadow creatures that continued to flood in.
And then, just as it seemed they might be overrun, the magic circle began to glow. Golly had done it — the runes on the stone flared with light, and with a deep, rumbling sound, it flashed with bright light.
"Everyone come to the magic circle!" Rain shouted, driving his sword into the ground and sending a shockwave of energy through the chamber, knocking the nearest creatures back. "Get inside the circle!"
