Even those who were charging at Finn, attacking with the intent to kill, halted in their tracks.
This was a development that went beyond their expectations, and even their imaginations. To their knowledge, just as Finn had calculated, there was no magic, be it elemental, enhancer, or nurturing — beast or artifact — that could explain what had just happened.
That had been Finn's only move, and yet it had brought every soldier to a stop for those few moments.
But not everyone was shocked. Elara, for one, had a look of confirmed realization on her face compared to the shocked look on the faces of the academy students surrounding her. Having been close to Finn for years, she had long suspected the nature of his power, especially after the way he dispatched the Master-rank Arcanists in the forest the day before.
