The Horde had no trouble just adjusting the course of Choking Wind so that it would strike at the Warden the moment she reappeared.
Much to their surprise, Phloria didn't just Blink, but also Switched them to keep Athung safe. The Mage Knight conjured her personal tier four Spirit Magic spell, Stalwart Defender.
The penta-elemental spell used the light and earth elemental aspects to form a thick barrier that only let the light in, the fire element to convert the kinetic energy of incoming attacks into heat that the water element would neutralize, and the darkness aspect to eat at anything that stuck at the barrier for too long.
Such a young Awakened foiling one of their best spells flabbergasted the Horde and bought Athung the time she needed to finish her array. The three concentric magic circles started revolving as she projected them amid the enemy lines.
