Sloth remained in the center of them.
Tull reached him first. His sword cut toward the ground beneath Sloth's feet rather than the Usurper himself. Green aura extended beyond the blade, slicing through the stone in a line intended to collapse the area around him.
Sloth stepped aside. One slow movement carried him beyond the fracture, and he placed his palm against Tull's shoulder.
The captain flew away and struck the canyon wall hard enough to bury half his body inside it. His aura prevented the stone from crushing him completely, but the impact left blood spreading across his armor.
Thomas released a concentrated stream of flame toward the rocks behind Sloth. The fire struck the canyon wall, and heat spread through the stone.
Sloth looked toward it.
The flame narrowed. Its roar weakened into a flicker, then a thin line, and finally nothing. Heat abandoned the rock before the surface could crack.
