The lord had barely freed the blade from his throat, when Levi sought to use the opening to strike. The beam of red-hot flames that had been charging in his mouth suddenly shot out with a deafening roar, tearing through the hazy air toward the skeletal figure.
However, on getting within inches of the target, the beam shattered into a spray as it collided with a translucent blue dome that flickered into existence around the lord.
The lord was unharmed, but the impact of the failed assault certainly drew his attention toward Levi. Upon setting eyes on Levi, the lord raised his flaming sword and pointed it towards him, and in the next beat, a massive pillar of concentrated fire shot from the driftwood blade. The force of the discharge smashed into Levi's chest, engulfing and sending his massive demonic form tumbling backward across the glass-strewn sand like a discarded toy.
