~Omniscient POV
The air inside the cavernous room thickened with silence.
Ivelle’s throat clicked as she tried to form a sentence. “I–I was just—uh—I got lost!” Her laugh came out strangled. “T-the crates all look the same, so I just… wandered in.”
The hulking monster before her didn’t blink. His eyes gleamed red, pupils thin as blades. “You’re unauthorised. You can’t be in here.” he growled, voice like gravel scraping metal. “You’ll have to come with me.”
He stepped closer. The ground trembled with each stride. Ivelle’s tail curled around her leg, panic rising. Her lips parted, ready to scream—
The ceiling above them cracked.
With a deafening crash, two figures dropped through the dust and smoke. Laurent landed in a perfect crouch, shadows curling from his boots. Denzel slammed down
