The golden light still shimmered faintly across Wade's vision when a soft crack split the silence.
Sebastian moved.
With a loud snarl, the party leader's muscles flexed against the petrification effect, a red aura appearing around him.
The stone-like rigidity encasing him splintered, falling away in chunks as he forced mana through his veins.
Arytemis kept walking towards them, her glowing eyes narrowing at the sight.
The instant Sebastian broke free, her glass-like hand whipped down, becoming a blur of gold and force.
He dodged just before it hit, and the blow struck the floor where he'd stood.
The impact shattered the ground, sending shards of obsidian flying outwards like shrapnel.
Sebastian vaulted into the air, his body twisting as he spun. His axe ignited, crackling with red lightning that streaked through the hall like veins of living flame.
"Thunder Cleaver!" he roared.
He brought the weapon down with the force of a meteor.
