Within a thousand mile radius, everything was in shambles.
In midst of some rubble, a mound of earth suddenly bulged upward, followed by the emergence of a huge light sphere with a splash. The halo of the Five Sage Talisman Array opened a portal, and Sinclair Blacktail walked out laughing: "Just as I thought!"
However, immediately after he exited, the Five Sage Talisman Array closed once more.
Sharon, along with her twenty subordinates, and the Altar Master, along with all of his believers, were still trapped within the array's spiritual light. Although the subordinates were ignorant of this, both Sharon and the Altar Master had a faint feeling that something was amiss.
The pair shifted positions, surrounded by the four Demon Clan subordinates left behind by Sinclair Blacktail.
"Mr. Harris," Sharon said, "what other secrets do you know? We are allies, and not sharing information is unreasonable, don't you think?"