Silence fell over the scene, the finality of the confrontation settling like dust.
Arthur stood firm, his staff still humming with residual energy while the people who were watching this from afar still had their jaws slack just like Borin's.
But this tenuous silence shattered explosively, "Kill all humans and leave!" one of the orcs barked, drawing the attention of his fellow terrified orcs who witnessed their lord getting annihilated in just a single move.
"No!" The word burst from Arthur as more than a denial—a clarion call of defiance and worry for the hostages inside.
With a swift raise of his staff, a powerful white beam of frostfire erupted from its tip, striking the first orc that lunged toward the bank's entrance.
The beam then split sideways, a radiant spiderweb of icy flames that enveloped the other orcs in a gruesome spectacle.
