Margaux attempted to pursue, but Evan stomped on the ground and activated Collapse, sending seismic waves through the earth and crumbling the ground beneath them.
She was forced to halt her dash and focus on stabilizing herself, but Marcel, unbound by the ground, charged forward divinity glowing on his claws as he released debuffing mist into the surroundings.
Evan summoned the Gazebind Aegis just in time to block Marcel's initial slash, but the follow-up strike came from his flank, hitting him faster than he could react
The force of the blow sent him tumbling sideways, disoriented, and he stumbled, missing his landing and collapsing to the ground.
'That mist…it's a debuff.'
"Mesarthim; Yellow: Cleanse."
The orange flames surrounding him briefly turned yellow, purging the debuffs from his body, surprising Margaux and Arthur with the instant restoration.
