As control and balance slipped back into Northern's hands, the Enigmatic Heroic Paladin began to move again. Like he had merely finished a brief rest. His v-shaped slit visor flickered back to life with the glow of heat that seemed to radiate from the depths of a volcano.
Then he raised one leg. The movement was ordinary, unremarkable, giving no hint of what was to come. But when he slammed the raised foot into the ground...
The world shook.
A seismic wave ripped out from the center and traveled with terrifying force, hurling all the monsters—desperate for a taste of his flesh—backward into the air.
All of them flew away, helpless against a power they couldn't hope to withstand.
In this moment, the Enigmatic Paragon seized his advantage, pressing forward with relentless purpose. He blurred as he shot toward the airborne monsters—time seemed to crawl, with the Enigmatic Paragon moving like a streak of black ink and dancing flames against the frozen backdrop.
