*Aren*

Something is wrong.

My eyes fly open and I push myself off the ground. I shake off the grogginess. It didn’t take long to understand what the problem was.

Alymar is out nearby, Sara is healing a badly hurt Vulcana behind me, and…Maria…

She standing before a weaponless Brackin and that was all I needed to know. She fused with that evil-looking weapon.

Maria’s eyes were a sickly yellow and her entire body was ...