Seraphina lifted her staff, her aura blazing brighter than it ever had. She summoned shields of pure spirit light, wrapping the Eternal Tree and its branches in barriers that repelled the angelic hymns and demonic curses. Her voice carried across the battlefield, clear and commanding.
"You will not touch him!"
Igaris also finally rose to his feet, stepping forward to the edge of the branch. His body glowed with the radiance of his nearing ascension, his aura bending dimensions around him. His voice rang across the armies.
"Then come. Come with all your legions, your faith, your despair, your godhood. Bring everything you have to offer."
