Orion's eyes snapped open as he drew the bowstring of his newly awakened mythril bow, the thousand-armed Buddha avatar towered behind him, mirroring his actions. One of its many arms held a colossal spiritual bow, its golden limbs glowing with divine energy.
"Expand," Orion whispered.
The avatar surged upward, matching Chione's icy titan form in size and presence.
Fiona narrowed her eyes. "You're pushing it early, Orion."
The moment the bowstring reached its limit, a glowing divine lightning arrow formed—crackling, unstable, brimming with high-voltage destruction. The string snapped.
ZZZZZZTTTT—!!
The arrow sliced through the barrier's frozen air with a high-pitched screech and flew straight toward Chione's chest.
Chione raised her hand in the last instant. Thud!
She caught it, stopping it mere inches before it could pierce the crystalline surface of her armor.
Fiona smirked, her voice echoing from within the avatar.
