The bolt of darkness-wreathed lightning shot between two of the senior War Maidens and struck the side of the stone chalice. A flash of light drowned the hall for a split second, and almost instantly, three arcs of electricity tore through the air, traveling back to strike the sect leaders. Since there was no one else near them, the lightning did not chain further, spending all its might while coursing through the bodies of the Ascended warriors…
Sunny did not see any of that, however, because he was already dashing toward a wide stone pillar with Effie's scrawny figure held in his arms…
Behind him, a single narrow crack appeared on the surface of the chalice.
…And through it, a furious white light suddenly shone.
A moment later, countless fractures appeared on the ancient stone, and then, everything became white.
"Argh!"
