Tristan followed Milton's gaze into the distance, where a brilliant white light was streaking toward them at breakneck speed.

It carved a glowing trail across the sky, splitting massive clouds as it tore through them. In seconds, the light reached the airspace directly above the harbor. The force of its arrival stirred up hurricane-level winds that violently rocked their helicopter.

When the turbulence finally eased, Tristan looked up and saw a figure in white hovering in the air, no more tha