As much as she longed to reach out and grasp Sophie in her arms, Alyssalee at least had the veil of her lover to soothe her troubled soul. As they walked, Alyssalee painted a mental storybook of the battle plan they had agreed upon. They had five minutes to end Lucius. Sophie seemed to understand the mission.
The thought of Cole left vulnerable shook her. Cole was the rock that grounded the whole Undivine operation against the fleshmongers. He was the brother, father, and mentor who grounded her. She had to get him back.
The team agreed to cover the ingress points leading to the archbishop’s dedicated floor. Alyssalee’s and Sophie’s task was to slay Lucius. Sparing the archbishop was a long shot as they didn’t have time or equipment to perform an exorcism.
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