The summoning array split up and stood up straight against the ground. An irregular black tear appeared and energy gushed from it. The green got increasingly thin and the purple increasingly thick.
Low pitched roars were heard from the tear. The elders of the Elemental Hand began giving orders to the mages who were close to them, having them clear the area. All core members of the Elemental Hand prepared to leave.
While the wealth of Alchemy City was vast, with the exception of the underground warehouses, most was concentrated in the hands of the nine elders.
They were not ready to give up the city, but the mages of the Elemental Hand were incapable of taking on the monster that was answering the summons.
