And even though his strength was in the Specialist realm now, Atlan couldn't disregard a full-on attack from the Queen.
He put his shield in front of him and braced himself.
As the sphere of void and destruction hit his shield, an explosion of pure energy emanated out from the point of impact, obscuring Atlan's vision of the Queen.
Once he pushed past the smoke and leftover energy, Michael saw nothing but an empty sky in front of him. The sword that was supposed to pierce through the Dragon Queen's heart instead pierced through nothing but air.
Atlan stopped himself with a punch, counteracting the force he used to propel himself. Then, he started kicking his legs in the air like a swimmer trying to keep himself afloat.