STEP BROTHER DEAREST
They twisted into tendrils that lunged like serpents, aiming straight for Vera.
She screamed, stumbling back, but Madison’s shadows surged forward to intercept, locking against the tendrils with a hiss of static. “Stay close!” Madison snapped. “It’s not just attacking—it’s testing our cohesion.”
Ian grabbed a loose shard of mirrored glass from the ground, its surface pulsing with resonance. “Then let’s show it what we’ve got.” He hurled the shard like a blade. It struck the building’s shadow-tendrils, and the entire structure *flinched*—a skyscraper recoiling like a wounded animal.