Replicus was the first to leave the tower of darkness, but almost immediately after he escaped it, he was warped away. Moments later, Festos left as well, but…
"They are now in two different locations," said the old Priest with a hard frown, and he turned to Pherdanta. "Which one should we follow? The dark one?"
"Both," the Unlimited Star said firmly.
"Both?" The Priest was dumbfounded.
"Distance doesn't matter to these two," Vali said matter-of-factly. "They can throw attacks across continents if they want to. She" – she pointed at Pherdanta – "wants to see both the attacks and the result."
Pherdanta confirmed with a nod.
The Priest strained.
"Fine. Since this is a matter of life and death… I might as well get innovative. Hold on."
What he went on to do next staggered everyone. The old Priest had said that he could try having the group move to keep up with Festos and Replicus' movements, but as it turned out, if he truly pushed himself, he could do far more than that.
