“We have to fire. We’ll be stronger together once the ceremony is completed.” Mina ordered her new husband. They both raised their bows, and Mina took a deep breath before counting them down. Despite the calamity unfolding, they hit their mark in unison just in time for Aurelius to pull her out of the way of an energy blast let loose by the slowly corporealizing shadow creature.
“Time to go, little sister.” He said, pulling her up into a crouch and aiming her towards one of the servants' entrances.
“We’ve finished the ceremony, we should stay and fight!” Mina insisted.
“No offense to my new brother-in-law, but he’s not exactly prepared for a fight. You’ll both end up dead, and that will be the end of everything, won’t it?” Aurelius pushed them both through the door into a narrow hallwa
