“The quadrangle had been chosen for its energy. The site of the first attack — the Garuda's arrival, the Narasimha's emergence, the beginning of the visible war — carried residual divine energy that Chandu could amplify. The portal node in the hostel basement was too small. The quadrangle was open. Open to the sky, which meant open to the sun (Suri's domain), to the stars that were still faintly visible in the pre-dawn sky (Tara's domain), to the moonlight that Chandu could channel even during daylight hours, and to the shadows that the morning sun would cast (Chhaya's domain).”