The Sekhmet used darkness fusion to ignore the pain, earth fusion to limit the damage, and light fusion to regenerate her flesh the moment it burned. Life Maelstrom coursing through her body allowed her to survive, but by the time Final Eclipse finally wore off, she had consumed half of the silver lightning.
Soon she would need a third charge and after that, her reserves would be dangerously low, putting the success of the mission at risk. Yet Iata knew that her defeat would have had even worse consequences so she gritted her teeth and aimed at the Tiamat's heart.
'Are we getting desperate, aren't we?' Lith thought with a smug grin hidden by the scales covering his mouth. 'Now that I've put enough distance between us, I can dodge whatever you throw at me. Our situation is the same as before, but now it's you can't afford to wait.'