"DESTROY IT!" Elliot and Desmond roared together.
With a sound drowned by the spells, the golem's small fist shot through the claws of Basile's creature. The chain connecting it to its shoulder shattered, and bursts of magic carved trenches into its frame. But the fist flew true.
CRASH
Cracks that bled green dust spiderwebbed the crystal's surface from the impact that shattered the golem's fist.
Everyone watched them spread with bated breath.
Quintella cheered, "That was cool, Elliot!"
Maxwell shrieked, "Impossible!"
Yet, the cracks halted. The upper layer shattered, but the crystal remained mostly intact underneath.
"They're safe!" Maxwell leapt from the bleachers, riding a gale to the tower. He scrutinised the crystal, nodding. "The core is intact. My team wins!"
