The distraction cost him. Hunt’s Helfire slammed into the crystal floor. Bryce didn’t wait to see what happened, how Rigelus reacted, before teleporting them back to the center of the room, and Hunt’s Helfire boomed as it collided with the stone, which had indeed warped, and was now splintering under the monstrous heat. Crystal peeled away, melting. And beneath it, a tunnel to the core of firstlight began to form.

