With their backs to one other, Gabriel and his companions prepared to face the enigmatic individual who professed to be an expert with the crystal. The force coming from the crystal made the ground beneath their feet vibrate and the air around them crackle.
The voice of the person was conceited and reverberated throughout the barren terrain. "You incompetents. Were you really thinking you could take me on? This crystal belongs to me, and you will submit to me."
Fear twisting in his chest, Gabriel gripped his sword tighter and spoke steadily. "You cannot injure Ava. Let go of her."
The pitch-black figure laughed, a snide sound. "Leave her be? As this stone is now mine, so is she. You are hopeless to beat me."
Stepping forward, Ethan's eyes were flaming with rage. About that, we'll see.
