Abaddon dragged his claws along the ground in a final motion of setting up one of the first runes. Hope was still rather "dead" since most people were in hiding after his and Kami's destructive battle. Speaking of Kami... Abaddon heard an almost unmistakable voice, and immediately his protective aura flared about him as he turned to face the lightning powered meta.

"Ah, Kami. We thought you had died," he said as he got ready for an attack.