The only one who managed to resist the new foe was Soara, but alone, she was no match for him. In the end, even with her currently unleashed state, she could only lightly scratch him. The Aspect of Untouchable Death still worked against him, at least until she ran out of power.
In the end, she could only curse her powerless and weak self before joining the students and their familiars in their mysterious fate.
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Yanael had recognized the presence even before the underworlder opened the door to the storage room. She wasn't sure how when not even Alzara or Mandra noticed anything. Maybe it was just a bad premonition that only she could feel because only she had encountered it before.
The door swung open fully without the underworlder moving so much as a muscle. It was like someone else had taken control of it, opening it to invite them in.
By now, even Alzara and Mandra had noticed that something was wrong.