Asher had disrupted the fort defenses, and the Abominations had come in. Archer and his soldiers were overwhelmed trying to stop the creatures from getting inside. Once in they killed indiscriminately. Merrin came to the apartment when the creatures first started to attack and discovered what had happened there. He used his power to help heal Jay and released Rowan and Sky. They gathered what they could of my gear and clothing from the apartment and he led them toward the escape tunnel to get out of the town. They met Garrett and Jax leading men to try and save who they could and Merrin told them of what happened in apartment. Garrett sent Jax to aid them and he led his men to try and save who they could and get them to the escape tunnel. When Merrin brought them to the escape tunnel he told Jax to take Jay and the other down the tunnel and he would follow with as many as they could save. Jay, Rowan, and Sky gave Merrin a hug before they moved down the tunnel with Jax. They moved to the end of the tunnel and finding a view of the town they watched and waited but only Kage emerged from the tunnel. He said that Garrett and his soldiers fell trying to defend the villagers as they ran for their lives and Alethea fell defending the infirmary. Merrin was still standing guard at the entrance with the intent of guiding anyone else to the escape tunnel. They knew the end came when the ground began to shake and the fort and most of the surrounding town collapsed leaving the entire area buried in rubble.

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  Kage led the others and managed to find the destroyed campsite and the tracks going back into the forest. Jay managed to convince the others that I might still be alive and got them to enter the forest where they managed to save me.