Apollo landed a few meters away from the Mayor, striking a superhero pose as he raised a small dust cloud with his hands on his hips.
"I, your friendly neighborhood beggar, have arrived to stop this madness!" Apollo shouted, his voice reverberating across the floor. But his declaration only drowned out the whispers coming from the black-robed men before their voices overtook the scene.
Meanwhile, the red lines and symbols on the floor, with the Mayor at their center, began to shine brightly. It seemed they knew he was here to stop them, as they fueled the symbols to their full strength.
"If you're not going to stop," Apollo said, raising his hand and pointing it to his side. A Fire Blast materialized, the intense heat instantly increasing the room's temperature.
