This left Samael no other choice but to use an ability he had only recently acquired through absorbing a victim's fragment of transcendence.
Rhyos's power of gateways.
In that moment, a large circular portal twirled open right in front of Aiden's portal. It acted as a covering over the gateway Aiden had created, blocking their entry totally.
Syqora flew through the circular portal Samael had made instead, emerging on the other side through another gateway that had formed at a different corner of the sky.
Syqora's eyes widened as he realized he had moved through another portal entirely. But before any further thought could even register, Samael broke free of his grip.
The fallen angel grabbed the same forelimb that had been holding him and flung Syqora away with brutal force, causing the Dragon of Destiny to crash into the ground below with a thunderous impact that shook the grounds of Eden.
