The fight was nowhere near done. The temple could repair itself so the blackened stone was healing slowly.
This was diverting power away from Percy's plan, but they needed to keep the temple standing, since a lot of the circles and Hermetic power relied on its shape.
So Percy and Thalos chased Lethel through the shattered space. Ash and dust fell all around them, only the small flames casting light on the ruined room.
And between the ash, Thalos' katana flashed crimson in different parts of the room, hounding the fire-shifting Lethel around. The fire spiritmancer was not using his usual fire lances because he was also conserving energy for one final attack.
Percy did his best to force spirit energy out of the man, forming golems and grabbing his feet and slowing down his charging Minotaur.
The beast would blast through any obstacle so Percy began opening holes in the ground.
