Dreadful power

Once Van avoid getting hit of the wind spell of Verus, a dreadful familiar sensation jolted in his spine. It was the same manner of form that took over when he fought Icarus. This time, there were no souls that was taking over him. It was his body acting on its own while his mind slowly sank back in the darkness. For a moment, Van’s vision lay motionless. The glimmering flowing sword of Verus did not even scare him anymore. Van’s instinct were able to detect the area of danger—that ability was enough for him to counter a preemptive strike. What caught his attention was the people emerging out from the darkness. Among one of them was Kate.

As soon as Verus followed the direction of Van’s gaze, he knew what he had to do. Using his telekinesis, he summoned the boulder and threw on it Kate. It didn’t occur to the party about the impending attack—not until Van flew ahead and sacrifice his arms to protect Kate.