Chapter 31: Powers

They had superpowers. All four of them. And Joan had just used hers. Elisa still couldn't quite believe it. She was startled out of her trance when a loud howl sounded, which was followed by a series of roars, shrieks, and cries coming from beyond the natural staircase. They all sounded dangerously close.

Elisa turned to face Sage, who had just turned to face the Wolf-Fallen. Or, what was left of it. "Seriously? It survived?!", said Sage, who was both shocked and frustrated.

The Wolf-Fallen had lost the left side of its head, as well as its right paw, left leg, and parts of its torso. Right now, it was a weeping mess (although, technically, it didn't weep). It howled again, and this time more monsters answered it. In fact, Elisa realised that some of those calls came from the area to their right. She looked to her right, but couldn't spot any Fallen approaching them. Sage took it one step further, and extended his neck upwards by at least a metre, giving him a better view of the lan