Nathan reacted immediately to the hero's sudden arrival.
"Come now, Jillia." He reached for her wrist, and the instant their hands met, both their bodies twisted unnaturally.
Their forms warped into a whirling mass that folded inward upon itself, as though reality had begun swallowing them into another plane.
In that very instant, twin beams of red light erupted from Dark Nova's eyes, crossing the distance between them towards the demons attempting to leave.
There had been no regard for whether Ethan and Princess Isabella, who stood beside the pair, would be caught in the crossfire.
But just before the beams could reach their targets, they met an immovable resistance.
With one hand outstretched, Ethan had intercepted the crimson rays head-on, the concentrated energy crashing against the repelling gravity caused by the aspect of dominion, before being forced backward, unable to advance another inch.
