---- His golden eyes darkened as ck veins spread across his sockets.


    "T said return!" His anger rose, and he moved closer.


    The specters turned toward him, some appearing hesitant, but one of them hissed threateningly, emboldening the others They were surrounding something something too bright, floating over the abyss at the edge of the ledge.


    Laziel saw beams of light escaping between the writhing specters.


    "They''re not going to obey that easily! They covet that pure energy too much!" Lyra shouted, realizing what was happening.


    The air began to churn violently, icy gusts mming against the summit.


    "We''ll have to fight if we want to see what theyre hiding! Get ready, everyone!" Lavinia called out.


    Something incredible was manifesting here.


    Could this be what their predecessors had always sought to escape the Elemental Realm? "T can handle this.


    Go back to the cave"" "No, Laziel, stop underestimating us! Youre not the only supernatural being with powers here!" Nyx snapped, drawing her sword of lightning in an instant.


    Dangerous white and purple streaks of pure electric energy crackled along the sharp, enchanted de.


    She gripped the golden hilt firmly.


    ---- Laziel didnt want to expose themhe preferred to end this quickly.


    However, his rash decision only made things worse.


    Since he couldnt summon more specters to fight for him, he used his own weapons Ina blink, his stance shifted.


    Darkness cloaked him, forming a floating obsidian armor around his body.


    A stunning mask covered his entire face, mimicking the texture of wood, engraved with runes and magical spells, leaving only two endless voids where his eyes should be.


    His gloved hands gripped the long ebony handle of a massive scythe, its broad de gleaming ominously, Laziel was truly losing his temper.


    If the women didnt know it was him, they would have mistaken him for another specterone of the worst.


    All of them braced for the counterattack, if there was one.


    Laziel swung the scythes handle with a roar.


    The weapon, twice his size, shed through the air.


    The curved, lethal de left a misty trail in its wake, the runes carved into the cursed steel igniting in searing mes, activating their power.


    A wave of sinister energy ripped through the air, heading straight for the mass of specters.


    ---- Their pained howls echoed almost instantly.


    And despite their fear of Laziel, they understood one thingthey would not be able to im their prize with him here.


    A shriek of spectral rage signaled the beginning of the battle.


    The specters lunged at them, and Laziel bore the brunt of the attack.


    His scythe moved skillfully, cleaving through their ranks.


    Any unfortunate enough to fall into his grasp were absorbed back into the darkness, dragged into the world of shadows by the prince himself.


    The sky became a canvas of pure malevolence.


    Bolts of lightning streaked across the battlefield every time Nyx wielded her sword, cutting down more and more enemies.


    Lavinia used her portal magic to teleport,unching surprise attacks that supported Victoria.


    ahbh!"" "Vicky!" Lyra roared, throwing herself at the specter that had wounded her sister''s back.