crosses kilometers fast

We fell as one for a moment, staying briefly even as gravity kept us in its hold—but we just as quickly went our separate ways as we adopted our own landing strategies. Raven and I chose to simply hurry towards the earth, with her conjuring up a portal to fall through while I hastened my descent through simple will. Above and behind me, I felt Gou begin to bloat, choosing to simply take the fall, while Autumn’s cloak billowed out as her own mass spread into flowering shapes that caught the air, turning her fall into a controlled glide. I could see her releasing seeds and spores already, aiming them towards anything they could grow upon and using her slowed descent to aid in the process. I took it a step further, helping her along with Levant’s winds, even as I picked out valuable targets. With her power and our connection, I was fairly confident it would come in handy later on in the fight.

Adam, meanwhile, simply fell, even as he began gathering power into his sheathed blade. I knew he planned to make up for his pedestrian fall by making an entrance and a part of me was looking forward to it.

Not that I had any intention of letting him one-up me in that regard, of course.

I hit the ground first, plowing into the earth like a meteor. The ground rippled for a moment, my Shockwave extending outwards before the solidity of the ground seemed to catch up to it and it instead shattered violently, all but exploding all around me. I didn’t hesitate to take advantage of that, either, mentally willing Ereb to guide the shrapnel where it could do the most damage, even as I kept my eyes focused on my target, meeting the solid red orbs of my enemy.

A portal appeared above me a moment after the stone shards exploded outwards, and Raven appeared by my side, hand calmly resting on her blade.

“Shall we start the festivities before they arrive?” She asked, flicking a gaze upwards towards the sky. Already, Gou’s form had grown massive enough to shade us from the sun and he still had kilometers to go before he touched the ground.