Everyone's attention was drawn to the expanding white flame. They had to look at it because it was so eye-catching. But as they looked at the white ghostly flame, they saw something slash at them from within it.
This sight caused Damon to become alarmed. But it was too late to take countermeasures. At this point, he can only rely on the preparations that he had already made.
The white flame didn't stop expanding after it started to grow bigger. In fact, it expanded even faster after it started.
The speed of its expansion was akin to an explosion. So the white ghostly flame exploded and spread into its surroundings.
The Curse Altar was the first one to face the explosion. It had to be the one because it was too close to the candle and because it was its job to block any backlash.
The Curse Altar created more blood vessels than it wanted to use to regain control of the death flame. Unfortunately for the Curse Altar, the power of the backlash was too much for it to handle.
