Charles paused before the featureless mask turned toward the approaching spear. And though no face showed, his posture suggested absolute shock at the weapon's magnitude.
"Is this why you sent the Star Jewel? No… You use the Star Jewel to mask this strike." Charles' voice echoed, but Reinhard didn't answer.
The two crimson-black wings from Reinhard's back began to tremble before they quickly transformed. They transform into two massive arms, each proportioned like a Frost Giant's limb, and then the hands extend, palms open, positioning themselves to intercept approaching spears.
The arms grabbed the weapon.
Contact created an explosion of light and corruption.
The arms trembled violently, crimson-black substance burning away when touching pure radiance. The dispersion was rapid, feathers disintegrating, and limbs losing cohesion, Angra Mainyu's power being erased by concentrated belief made manifest.
But the arms pushed through.
