It was all over, Alina Starkov— the sun summoner, absorbed the powers of all four boosters, Malyen was already dead, because he was the third booster— there was a firebird in him, Nina, Zoya and Inay fought alongside Alina, all they were currently in the Fold, which had expanded greatly due to the power of General Kyrigan—the Shadow Summoner

Alina: shakes Malyen's shoulders, desperately trying to wake him up

Zoya, Inej and Nina: They fight the Volkra— hideous, flying monsters from the Fold who were once innocent women and children

Some time later, Alina used her powers and destroyed the fold with her light, now they just found themselves on dry land and wasteland; General Kirigan came, when his Nichevoya' tried to choke Alina, General Kirigan tried desperately to stop him, he had always had feelings for Alina— but then, Nichevoya' punched him in the chest, and he stumbled back, already was much weaker than the influence of Merzost