The first shadowed figure lunged forward, moving with an eerie silence that belied the vicious intent in its darkened eyes.
Cruzer raised his Shardblade, feeling its weight settle into his grip as he channeled Void Ascendancy, his form flickering in and out as he phased through the figure's attack.
In a swift motion, he countered with a lightning-infused strike, the crackling energy cleaving through the specter, which dissolved into wisps of darkness.
But the other figures advanced, circling them in a tightening formation. They seemed to be studying Cruzer and Elara, their eyes gleaming with a malevolent intelligence that was almost unnerving.
Elara, sensing the intensity of their hostility, steadied her breath, grounding herself in the volatile energy of the Shadowed Realm.
She tapped into Spirit Conduit, letting her energy flow outward like roots spreading into the earth, and felt the island's spirits pulse faintly in response.
