The Blob's huge mouth closed around them, and the darkness closed in from all sides. Rick could see the acidic inside through the small opening of light.
It was full of rotting bodies and corruption. The vacuum pull got stronger with each passing second, pulling them closer and closer to that hellish mouth.
His bond resonance screamed danger louder than it ever had before. He could feel Carmilla pulling Liora closer through the network, and his protective instincts took over everything else.
Natasha's ice magic sputtered uselessly against the creature's shapeless mass because it couldn't find anything solid to freeze. Zara's demonic wings fought against the current, and every muscle in her body was tight with effort, but that wasn't enough.
Thalor's voice cut through the noise, breaking with need. "I'm sorry!"
"I brought you all here to die, and there's nothing I can do to stop it...!"
"I'm such a useless piece of shit—"
WHOOOOOM.
