The Fox hadn't simply copied his Mantle.
It had also copied his Simple Domain.
And using the two in conjunction, it had done something even he had only recently learned how to do; commanding aether as if he were the will of a world.
But whereas he used that ability on chaotic aether to launch himself towards the statue, the fox used it on its own elemental abilities, using that authority to push its power to an entirely new level.
It was absolute genius.
BOOOOM!
A massive explosion shook the desert.
Uriel didn't know what elements the Fox possessed, whether it be an illusion-based element, space, blood, or whatever it may be.
What he did know was that he was in pain.
His body shot back so rapidly he instantly blacked out, only coming back to consciousness as he skidded across the frozen ground.
He was missing an arm. And an eye. And half his body was entirely burnt, revealing flesh and a heart that struggled to pump blood, his left eye barely hanging in its socket.
