"STOP!!!"
The shout came like thunder. At the same time as it arrived, it came with a wave of moisture that grew into a water prison that caught Crystal, freezing her in place as the shroud of energy around her twirled and twisted, seeking the void to screech against it but failing. So she could only grind her teeth, resentful but helpless.
Fortunately for Erick, he had snapped out of his display of emotions at the right moment and returned to being as dull as he had turned after the forceful modification of his body. Fortunately, because right then, right as Crystal had lost her mind in something akin to hatred but not quite, akin to resentment, but one not really directed toward her white-haired target, or at least not totally, the nine battle-ready Devourers turned their attention over to stop her recklessness.
In the water shrouding them, Erick blinked his dull eyes, calmly fading into the background like a mere ice block.
