Chapter 52: Heaven’s Resurgence
William lay on a wooden cot, his face pallid and his body wracked with blood. He wasn't groaning or reacting. He was still and...almost dead.
Commander Cedric placed his palm on his heart, murmuring incantations. A soft, warm light emanated from his hands and enveloped the blonde's body. The rips in his shoulder began to close, and his breathing steadied.
"Will he be okay?" asked Philip.
"Hrm. Perhaps if you do not talk, my weary looking friend." The Commander's brow furrowed in concern. Kazi could feel a disturbance in the air. A shift. His healing spell, while working, did not manage to pierce whatever was ailing William.
'So weird. It's like I can feel magic all around me.' Kazi eyed the moustached man in black robes. He was strong but he got the feeling he wasn't absurdly strong, like Azrael.
Commander Cedric withdrew his hands, a deep worry etched on his face. He closed his eyes briefly, focusing his energy, and then invoked another spell.
"Heaven's Resurgence!"
A brilliant and intense light bathed everything in a holy glow. Then, a shrieking sound pierced them and forced them to cover their ears.
'What the hell!?'
Marta let out a squeal beside him, and Sun-young flinched and closed her eyes. Even the knights weren't prepared for the sound, nor the sight. The darkness. Frankly, Kazi wasn't sure what he was seeing. Some sort of dark, evil soul writhed out of his head through his ears, nose, and eyes. The commander tightened as he flooded his holy power inside him.
The world went white, then settled.