Sunny flinched as the sound of shattering mirrors filled his ears. No one else seemed to react to it, though — and a moment later, as the cracked piece of glass in Master Pierce's hand exploded into a rain of shards, the sound abruptly disappeared.
The fearsome man shuddered.
"No…"
'What is happening?!'
Sunny took a step back. Things were happening too fast, and he couldn't comprehend the situation yet. All he knew was that his heart was cold, and his mind was overwhelmed by a premonition of something ominous, dreadful, and disastrous happening.
He had been fooled… he had made a mistake!
Cassie shifted slightly, tilting her head with a tense and confused expression.
In the next moment, Pierce swiftly turned to the sentinel, his face still pale and terrified, but now also full of grim resolve. His voice, which had been so confident just a few moments ago, now sounded panicked:
"Seal the temple! Destroy the Gateway! Go, now! We can't… we can't let that thing escape…"
