Ethan's breathing turned heavy.
These warships didn't belong to the fleet from before.
Which meant the civilizations eyeing Elysion weren't just one group.
Everyone in Emerald Castle reacted instantly. Warriors who'd been chasing down the leftovers stopped scattering and regrouped. The Sky Fortress adjusted its heading. Powered Combat Armor lifted off in waves, and layer after layer of energy barriers unfolded in front of the formation.
Every single person snapped into full alert, eyes locked on the spatial corridors still opening in the sky.
Nobody treated this like a simple cleanup fight anymore.
On the far side of the heavens, Queen Elowen and Phoenix Queen Ignara had already forced the golden figure into a final, desperate state.
The three of them were tangled together near the seam where two worlds collided. Golden dimensional power, Eternal Flame, and extreme ice crashed into each other over and over, shaking the surrounding space until rings of fractures spread outward.
