He needed a better way to hold them off.
Fei would run out of power soon, and Sen was burning too much power too quickly.
If the demons broke through in two places at once, or they overwhelmed someone, this invasion would become a disaster quickly.
Given August worried about a nasty surprise coming later, he wanted to hold off on using the binding stone's power for as long as possible.
With a flick of his wrist, he propelled himself toward Fei with a gust of wind.
His landing was rough, and he tumbled across the rough, broken ground.
A jet of blue fire crashed over him.
Fei screamed, "August!"
He waved off her concern.
The fire clung to him and felt tingly, but didn't harm him.
"Gem abilities like yours can't hurt their own Bastion. Calm down," he said.
Fei stared at August in shock, the flames dying down around her body.
Behind her, the demons saw an opening and charged forward.
Clicking his tongue, August darted forward.
