The Hydra's roar tore through the skies like thunder. The strength she used to lift Maura was channeled into the air through her voice. The shockwave blew away loose sand and dust around her.
Zach's ears rang, and it was not because the Hydra had thrown him back into the ground. He had been the closest to the powerful shout and suffered the most. But the others weren't doing much better.
It was a roar containing all the pent-up rage and resentment the Hydra had accumulated during the time she was sealed. She wasn't holding back or testing her limits. That shout came straight from her heart.
Zach's vision was blurry and pink when he tried to look up at the Hydra again. Her shout had burst some of the vessels in his eyes.
"I…I take it that's not what happened," he struggled to say.
The Hydra angrily turned toward him. She was close to just incinerating him. It would be easy. She needed to vent her anger somewhere.
But…