"Shit." Thorn swore.
They all looked at each other, none of them having anything to say.
If the Deep could counter Lilith, who was the strongest among them, by creating a beast with no soul structure, and also negating what Freedom could do in the same move, what chance did the rest of them have?
The silence that followed stretched long. They stood in the center of the water courtyard, water still sloshing at their knees.
Then, the sound of stone grinding against stone filled the air as the seven sealed openings groaned open, the same way a beast opens its mouth again after swallowing.
"We can all admit that the Deep learning and countering us is scary, but what makes you think it's just Lilith? What if it was countering us too? My fire didn't work against it." Elias finally said.
"No." Ren spoke. "The squid was a counter for just Lilith. Her Soul Dominion is useless, and can only be used as a blunt weapon."
