Thrain was already on the move. His hammer gleamed with molten energy as he slammed it into the ground, sending a ripple of force outward. The earth groaned and shifted, and jagged spikes of molten rock shot upward, impaling two advancing elementals. Their cores hissed and dimmed before crumbling to ash.
"Hold your ground!" Thrain bellowed, his voice like the roar of an avalanche. He swung his hammer in a wide arc, the impact creating a shield of molten rock that deflected the fiery tendrils of another elemental. "Kael, stop playing and start thinking!"
Kael barked a laugh, dodging another elemental's swipe. "What do you think I'm doing, old man?"