The wall screamed.
Steam exploded in all directions, filling the chamber with a fog so thick and hot it felt like breathing soup. The ice didn't just melt, it evaporated, turning to vapor so fast that it created a pressure wave that knocked loose stones from the ceiling.
But it held.
For three seconds. Four. Five.
Long enough for Soren to think.
Long enough to realize that this wasn't like the other beasts. This was something that had learned to kill gods, had practiced on their children, had survived attempts at vengeance that should have erased it from existence.
Long enough to understand that he was going to have to fight seriously.
Or die.
The wall shattered.
