Once the Alternate Divine Power was thrown out, time within Shannon's domain resumed its flow.
As Lexie and Heston snapped out of their frozen state, the first thing they saw was Shannon wrapping her fox tails around Fennec, whose hands were burned down to the bone and unconscious.
Beside her lay Albany, whose shell had shattered, tail severed, and barely clung to life.
Lexie's eyes went red instantly. "What happened?"
How had everything changed so drastically in an instant? Why had the Alternate Divine Power suddenly turned hostile?
As for Fennec and Albany…
"Elliot… We have to find Elliot for help…"
Lexie instinctively looked around for Elliot but quickly remembered that he'd left with Mike earlier.
Shannon didn't have time to explain. Now that her domain was sealed and the Alternate Divine Power was locked out, she swiftly enveloped Fennec and Albany in golden light.
Drawing upon the half Might she'd absorbed earlier, she recalled the sensation of time being suspended within the domain and attempted to place both hands over the golden light.
Lexie watched as Shannon's golden light surrounding Fennec and Albany seemed to shift entirely into another domain. Everything within that domain fell into a state of stillness except the golden light, which began to move as if it'd come alive.
The golden light danced softly and seeped into Fennec's bones and Albany's turtle body. Then, a miraculous scene unfolded.
Under the shimmering light, fragments of Albany's broken shell began to reconnect. Fennec's hands, which were stripped to the bone, began to regrow flesh and blood under the healing of the golden light.
Lexie's eyes widened in disbelief. Heston, on the other hand, watched in silence and found the scene strangely familiar. It felt as if his body had been pieced together the same way.
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