Capture Fail: No Hill Found

Jake sensed the deadly strike more than he saw it coming. Even with his reaction time becoming inhuman, his nervous system couldn't yet outpace the speed of light. Yet, he remained true to himself: unnervingly calm.

Lifting his head impassively towards the sky before the Radiant Mage leader had even finished barking his command, his pupils, reflecting the sky darkened by the dust fallout from the previous shot, suddenly contracted as the heavens ignited.

BOOOOOM!

A pillar of light, even more blinding and cataclysmic than the one that had struck down Crunch and Lord Phoenix, crashed down directly on him, the sound of the impact dwarfing a thousand rolls of thunder. His allies, struggling not to fall behind, froze in horror at the sight, skidding to a halt in panic.