Forming Squads

Sael swayed slightly as his vision blurred and his head spun. Around him, the air grew heavy and thick while the sound of the sprites all around rose in volume. Panting he struggled to keep from toppling over as the sudden wave of dizziness passed. The heavy thick feeling in the air slowly dissipated and he glanced around as the swarm. Around him, husks fell to the ground as if the thousands of sprites were molting all at once. No husks did fall all around him because thousands of sprites were molting. Even the most humanoid ones in front of him shed insect-like skins leaving them more humanoid than before.

"What the hell happened?" Checking his status he found nearly all of his mana depleted. "The fuck was that?"