"Aaaarrgh!"
The gut-wrenching shriek of pain and the ensuing blast of heat startled Oxium and his opponents alike. Subconsciously, they turned their heads and saw a pile of liquid mercury being squashed mercilessly in the hands of a human torch.
Mercury was a heavy white metal with the rare property of being liquid at room temperature. It solidified at -38.842°C, and evaporated at 356.62°C. In its pure form, it was a neurotoxic and reprotoxic agent capable of causing all sorts of harmful effects on health depending on the quantity accumulated by the body. In case of acute intoxication, one could experience the same panoply of symptoms that Drastan had suffered from earlier.
Such a body had severe limitations. Nonetheless, for a warrior specializing in brute force like the Troll Slayer, it was the worst possible match up. Having the strength to pulverize a mountain would make no difference here.
