Baring his teeth, Janius felt the rush of air as the wamasu lunged. He fully expected to die in that moment. When the creature slammed its head against the rock in vain over and over again, Janius flinched each time, shutting his eyes and hoping the cave wouldn't crumble. Kaleeth was terrified as well, but showed it some more. She held Janius close and looked to him for hope. Even though he wasn't screaming, Janius didn't realise that he was searching for similar comfort until he looked up at the blue glow of the charging lightning around the wamasu's mouth. There was only one thing left for it.

Janius squeezed Kaleeth as close to his body as he could with one arm, and extended his other arm. The lightning was launched with the wamasu's roar and they both braced, but the bright light that forced Janius to shut his eyes was harmless. There was barely a couple of seconds where the lightning washed over them, but once it stopped, the bright barrier of Janius' ward held intact from his extended arm. Janius opened his eyes with a more determined expression. The pale blue light of his ward spell changed the colour of everything around it as it transformed into a ball of fierce orange fire. With a flick of his wrist, Janius threw fire into the wamasu's face to force it back and damage it if possible. They needed some space if they were to defeat this creature.

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Calming down and regulating her breathing through her mouth now that her nose was blocking up from the tears, Sabine slowly released Meesei and turned around to Thorantilth. She wanted to know more about the final trial while she had the chance. "The trial of body. What do I have to do?" Sabine asked. She still spoke softly, but her posture was more open now. Overcoming this trial had given her a boost of confidence by the looks.