The sudden outburst and onslaught of Kace took the heroes by surprise. At the same time, Sophia was also taken aback by Kace's sudden display of what she perceived to be affection for her. This was now the second time that she felt like he was going above and beyond for her. The first being his duel with her mother in the arena.
The heroes had no chance to retaliate as their numbers were cut in half by the Ice Spears he launched. He followed up with a Stampede to close the distance right before spewing liquid fire from his mouth all over them. When his throat began to glow with the insidious red light, his new features were lit up, giving him the appearance of a demon.
