Kain's ears still rang from the explosion, his vision blurred as he struggled to his feet. His body ached, every movement sending sharp jolts of pain through his limbs, but he forced himself to focus. He had to find Aegis.
"Aegis!" Kain shouted, his voice hoarse and desperate. He stumbled forward, his boots crunching over shattered stone and twisted metal. The crater left by the behemoth's destruction was massive, its edges jagged and smouldering. The ground was littered with fragments of the machine, some still glowing faintly with residual abyssal energy.
Kain's heart pounded as he scanned the area, his eyes darting over the wreckage. Aegis had been right there, latched onto the machine when it exploded. Where was he? The golem's obsidian-like body was durable, but even Aegis had his limits. The sheer force of the blast could have shattered him into pieces.