Unfortunately, the world lurched back into motion before Kain could push Serena away, meaning all that he could do was place her behind him.
Stone fragments that had been suspended midair clattered to the ground as the air ahead of them twisted violently, folding in on itself like glass being crushed by invisible hands as the Abyssal's attack, no longer stopped by time, continued towards them.
A dense distortion surged forward—compressing space, sound, and light into something resembling a heat wave in the air. It reached them… and then unravelled.
Barely a foot from where they both stood, the warped air shuddered, lost cohesion, and dissolved into nothing with a violent hiss, as if the attack itself had been erased mid-existence. The sudden release sent a sharp pressure snap through the battlements, leaving behind cracked stone, scorched sigils, and a silence so heavy it rang in the ears...but no actual harm was done to Serena or Kain.
'That's it?' Serena thought.
