What Plot Twist Is This?

Cora didn't spare a single glance at the holographic screen flashing with Darius's endless threats. Her entire focus remained locked on the relentless rhythm of her grim task. The glowing token gripped tightly in her left hand pulsed every sixty seconds, manifesting another feral beast directly onto the damp sand of the shallow shoal. A brutal kick to the chest, a panicked snarl, and the heavy met