From the dust clouds inside the building, a shadow pounced toward Xavier. He reacted by shooting a beam of light with the mana he had gathered beforehand. Dust was pushed away by the beam of light, revealing a wooden table that shattered into hundreds of splinters as Xavier's attack hit it.
At the same time, Xavier felt a presence behind him. Without an affinity for the wind like William's, Xavier showed himself vulnerable to Desmond's
Blinded by rage, Xavier never thought he would face such a familiar situation, the one that took his friends away from him. Lying face down on the ground, Xavier only saw some metal cylinders hidden in the rubble around him.