And so Shannon did.
Now that she had extracted it from its original barrier, she had no other reason to leave it behind.
"Run!" she exclaimed, quickly leading the group in the other direction.
It had been challenging to find an exit in the Alternate Divine Power's domain, but they could simply return to the rift from where they had entered and return to Shannon's domain.
As the group, shielded by the golden light barrier, darted across the darkness, Lexie had an urge to ask, "Are we sure we're running in the direction from which we came?"
As the darkness devoured the golden light, it also seemed to consume their very senses. Everything before them was pitch black, and they had no way to know if they were moving in the right direction.
Seeing all that remained was an endless void, and the golden barrier that had once protected them was now mostly swallowed by the dark. Shannon tightened her grip on the sapling.
Right then, a voice echoed from deep within the black.
She instinctively turned toward Lexie and the others, but only saw confusion on their faces. Clearly, they had heard nothing. Or more precisely, only she had heard it.
She froze in place, breath caught. She strained to listen again, desperate to grasp that whisper more clearly.
Her action rendered Albany anxious. "Shannon, why aren't you running?"
Shannon raised a hand, interrupting it. "Shh. Quiet."
As the group descended into silence, Shannon could finally make out that shout. Someone was calling her… Someone none other than her father!
Without hesitation, she turned and moved toward the source of the voice. Despite being surrounded by nothing but black, she was confident the voice rang from that direction.
Her steps were confident as she approached the voice. Similarly, Lexie and the others followed without question.
A flash of gold swept through her gaze as she looked upon the familiar Ten-Tailed's domain. Without hesitation, she raised her hand.
The domain surged to life as she made a sweeping motion.
In the domain appeared a Golden Ten-Tailed Elythune, tails rippling through the light. With a single command, tens of thousands of golden specks burst forth like falling stars, soaring across the void of the domain.
Just as the Alternate Divine Power had once pierced into this place with its gold, Shannon now returned every single thread in full.
The golden lights tore through the domain's borders, shattering the seal the Alternate Divine Power had laid upon it.
A sharp, echoing crack sounded.
The barrier broke. They were free.
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