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Sofia and Natasha moved at the same moment.
They did not retreat toward the others. They rushed directly at Dickoff from opposite sides before he could release the full power gathering beneath the mansion. Sofia approached from his left while Natasha attacked from his right. Their Half-God bodies pushed through the black pressure that filled the ruined hall, even as the force tore at their clothes and cut thin wounds across their skin.
Dickoff saw them coming and released the energy gathered around his arms.
A black wave exploded outward.
Sofia crossed both arms in front of her face and continued forward. The force pushed her boots through the floor, but it did not stop her. Natasha lowered her body and moved beneath the strongest part of the wave. Stone shattered around her legs as she crossed the remaining distance.
"You cannot hold me!" Dickoff shouted.
He swung his right fist toward Sofia.
