Raziel tightened his grip on his iron dagger and stared at the gray voids eating the academy walls.
Elector Mordecai possessed administrative access to the game board, and the red digital static crawled across the grass to delete the environment entirely.
Raziel stood up from the stone tiles and pulled Mirael with him.
The Oracle leaned her full weight against his shoulder.
She survived the execution cross, but she lacked the strength to stand on her own.
"Lara!" Raziel shouted over the humming noise of the silver shield. "Take her!"
Lara ran down the stone steps from the second-floor cloister.
She reached the courtyard and grabbed Mirael by the arm.
"Get her to the infirmary," Raziel ordered. "Lock the doors and stay away from the outer walls."
Lara nodded and dragged the bleeding Oracle toward the medical wing.
Raziel turned around and looked back at the battle.
Lucian and Gideon finished off the last of the vanguard Inquisitors in the dirt.
