A massive pillar of divine light emitted from Bastian, reaching into the skies as heavenly clouds spiraled above in the augury of holy retribution being manifested.
The armor he wore shifted, becoming bulkier and more advanced with golden light humming between the grooves; the armor itself shifted into gold-and-black completely with the helm resembling a lion and his boots like the talons of an avian.
[Current Stage: 8/10 | Archangel Knight]
An otherworldly pressure emitted from his position as the Sentinels watched. Dorado was flashed in as light, surpassing the limitations of speed present on physical matter as he attempted to close in with his dual blades, however–
"Urgh–!"
Dorado was flung back by an unseen divine repulsion, used without the stage eight Seraphheart even seeming to budge a muscle.
"What was that?..." Dorado mumbled, catching himself in the air.