The wall of earth that Selene erupted between them shattered almost immediately, unable to contain the force of Gareth's attack, chunks of stone scattered across the chamber floor.
But the wall had bought Derek precious seconds to create distance. Iris sent more arrows flying. Moon and Selene launched their elemental attacks.
Splash! Whoosh!
The attacks hit, but not as hard as they could have. Moon held back the full power of his evolved Elemental Attack, his fireballs only a quarter of the size they could be. Selene's flames burned with restrained intensity rather than the inferno she was capable of conjuring.
Unconsciously, both of them were pulling their punches. They needed to conserve their energy for what came next.
The condition was clear. Ten survivors needed to become one. And neither of them wanted to be the ones doing the killing. Neither wanted that blood on their hands, even if survival demanded it.
