As the Otherworld drew closer to reality, everything within it exerted an increasingly strong influence on the real world. When the Raven Queen's power reached this place, even changes in the weather became more sensitive.
With the Elf's presence added to the mix, Mulan gave the elements a gentle nudge, and dark clouds filled the sky.
Whoooosh!
Torrential rain poured down from the heavens. Everyone in the Ilkhan Royal Capital who had yet to return home scrambled for shelter, and those who could not make it back quickly found somewhere to hide from the rain.
It was not yet evening, but the heavy clouds plunged the entire Ilkhan Royal City into gloom, as though night had arrived early.
"Hey, Evan, the Ilkhan people will probably dispel rain this obviously suspicious, won't they?"
"I imagine so."
Evan stretched his limbs as he answered Mulan, but his perception had already reached into the distance. To him, the Holy Knights' auras stood out like open flames in the night.
Rumble-
Lightning illuminated the city and its streets. Some young noblewomen screamed in fright, their shrill voices audible even through their carriages.
The five Holy Knights walked down the rain-lashed street without umbrellas or carriages, seemingly indifferent to the lightning, though their pace had noticeably quickened. Until the Ilkhan people asked for help, even the Holy Temple, which regarded dispelling evil as its duty, would not intervene.
Half an hour later, the rain showed no sign of easing. Instead, it fell harder and harder. Aside from the occasional passing carriage, the streets of the Ilkhan Royal City were almost entirely deserted.
In a corner of the Ilkhan Royal City, Mulan and Evan each opened two bottles of reagents. Streams of black smoke rose into the sky and merged with the clouds.
Only a few