Apollo wasn't expecting it. Otis suddenly canceled the ability and used the vines coming out of his heart to shove Apollo up with all he had.
It wasn't necessarily strong. If Apollo was prepared for it, he could've easily resisted and rendered it ineffective.
However, he didn't react in time.
Apollo felt a strong pull, almost like he was being forcefully dragged away by several people. His immediate reaction was to resist the pull and fly downwards.
But it was already too late.
Apollo was essentially caught up in a tornado. The force was so strong, it didn't feel like wind, but some resilient solid object pushing him around. He didn't give up on resisting despite that.
Apollo's laughs reverberated throughout the air while his eyes were bloodshot from the wind that was pressing down on him.
He truly was exerting his body to its limits.
Unfortunately, it just wasn't enough.
