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Spellbound landed hard. he hit the pavement just behind Judah.

The bugs were everywhere. Sharp legs. Shrieking mouths. Civilians screaming. Blood. Grocery carts. Chaos.

Eli’s hands lit up with frantic blue magic before he’d even fully processed the scene. [color=0054a6]“Okay. That’s a lot of bugs. This is a literal nightmare.”[/color]

He could feel his heartbeat in his teeth. His pendant was also glowing. He didn’t know what exactly, but he sensed something was wrong. Besides everything that’s going on right now. But there was no time to think about that.

People were dying.

He lifted his hands and shouted, [color=0054a6]“¡Luz protectora!”[/color]

A glowing blue shield expanded outward in a burst, creating a barrier between a group of cowering civilians and an incoming cluster of bugs. One of the creatures skidded across it with a horrible screech, legs flailing. Eli winced. [color=0054a6]“I don’t know how long I can hold that!”[/color]

He turned toward the horned woman in white, the guy with four arms, the new arrivals. Trying to place friend or foe by vibe alone. [color=0054a6]“You with us or… trying to kill us?”[/color] he asked the skull-masked woman, voice cracking slightly. [color=0054a6]“Because we’re kind of full-up on creepy right now!”[/color]