STRANGE ENERGY...
Victor saw it forming in the passage ahead with growing dread.
Light and darkness as before. Intertwining together. Concentrating into a devastating attack.
But there was something more this time.
A purple energy mixing with the other two elements in ways that shouldn't be possible. Tinting the beam with color that shouldn't exist in mana's nature. That felt wrong on a fundamental level that made his instincts scream warnings.
The beam launched toward him with malevolent intent.
Victor positioned his horns to the front again to receive it in a defensive posture that had worked before.
The impact was stronger than any previous attack by a significant margin.
The force knocked him down despite his huge enhanced strength. His legs gave out under the impossible weight. His knees struck the stone floor with a sound that echoed through the passage like thunder.
But his horns remained elevated despite the half fall.
Still receiving the attack…
