The Void Eel struck first.
It erupted from the coral formation, its body a streak of translucent liquid. Nathan's [Mana Arrow] passed straight through it—the eel was incorporeal, and the shot punched into the stone wall behind it without resistance. The creature phased through the water, through the coral, through everything, and its jaws opened wide.
Mirko intercepted. [Impenetrable Fortress] flared, and the eel's incorporeal form bounced off the mana barrier. It solidified for a heartbeat—just long enough for Nathan to register its core, a pulsing point of pale grey light in its chest—and then phased again.
"It only solidifies when it attacks!" Nathan called. "Wait for the opening!"
The operative was already moving. He raised one hand, and the water around him began to churn. Currents formed sharp, directed streams that became blades of compressed water. He sent them slicing toward Elise.
He had identified her as the party's controller. Smart move.
