Loopshard

They stood before the gate to Alepheria’s Tower. It was a massive thing, large enough that her creations could pass through, which made Adam wonder how the inside of the large tower must look. Standing at the foot of it, he doubted that his earlier estimation of its diameter was correct. Wood and metal had been wrought together to form the two doors of the gate, but it wasn’t exactly the most complex creation, though its size was just absurd. Nevertheless, they went two to each side and pulled where they could dig their fingers in, with Adam’s barriers lending their power.

Although the gate doors were heavy, they slowly opened under their combined effort, which was a relief.

“Thought we weren’t gonna get in for moment there,” Gladwyn remarked, out of breath like the rest of them.

Adam resummoned his barriers and moved them in front of himself while shaping them into shields. “Let’s be careful when we enter.”

Thanks to Emelia, they knew about the containment facility in the basement, but it had a hidden lever on the first landing above that they needed to get to. Unfortunately, like with the outside of the tower and its location, it was always slightly different, so there was no telling what monsters awaited them in the entrance.

Gladwyn went in first with James next to him while Adam and Hahn brought up the rear. The archer cast a worried glance back the way they’d come, but there was nothing to see there. He was no doubt expecting an ambush.

But I get it. There’s no telling what happened to the other two.

Maybe they’re just checked out and refusing to participate.

Maybe they formed a pact to kill us.