"Fuck!" Eli cried out as pain tore through his head like a blade. He clamped his hands over his ears, staggering, his entire body vibrating with the force of the roar that split the air.
The leader of the ogres wasn't just loud. It was lethal.
The ground beneath Eli's feet quaked violently, throwing chunks of pavement into the air.
Even Kairo—unshakable, terrifying Kairo—had to fall back, his stance breaking as the sonic wave blasted through him.
"RAAUGHHHHHH!!"
Another roar thundered through the city like an earthquake. Windows exploded. Glass rained down from buildings and shattered car windshields, shrieking as metal bent and warped from the vibrations.
Eli stumbled backward and fell to his knees, arms still locked around his ears.
'It's like the whole world is screaming.'
"What... is this?!" he screamed, but his voice was eaten alive by the next wave of sound.