Trapped in the moment, stuck in the middle of the chaos occurring all around her, Vanima hesitated. A wall of shadows split the party in half, leaving the dark lord alone with Alea, Shalendra, Vanima, and Saida, who used the same shadow to teleport.

The few precious moments Saida could give allowed Shalendra and Alea to put everything they had into combining their abilities. It did not go unnoticed.

Appearing behind them, they leaped to the side as they let their gift release point blank. Interfering with his shadow, Saida had to watch her friends vanish within. A vortex of fire whipping around. Shadows blasted outward, dispersing the flames, leaving a furless, heavily burned-up god masquerading as Elwin standing over two charred corpses. Another death and sacrifice to defeat the dark lord.

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