The Spider twitched—freshly regenerated legs scraping against stone. The swollen mass buried in the ground, the thing that resembled its abdomen, pulsed with a deep, rising hum.
This wasn't just another sonic blast.
This one would end us.
I staggered, clutching my stomach as the burning pain refused to ease.
"Brother, what do we do now?!" Morad cried, panic tearing through our bond. "Let me at it—please!"
"Don't be reckless!" I snapped, wincing. "Your mana is dangerously low. If you use it all, you might die!"
"It's charging from the abdomen—the same place we avoided!" Morad yelled back. "If that hits, we're done!"
"I know!" My voice cracked. "The only trick left is summoning, but I barely know how!"
"Summoning? You can summon?" Morad shouted over the rising hum.
"Kind of! But what good is it if I don't know how to—!"
"Then I'll buy you time!" he declared.
