Lucan felt the air grow impossibly cold as Bing prepared to unleash another wave of her ice magic, her enormous maw opening wide, the breath inside her lungs shimmering with deadly frost. He knew he couldn't dodge this time—the attack was too vast, too powerful. He needed to act quickly.
Without hesitation, he raised his hand and summoned the Eclipse Veil.
A barrier of pure darkness enveloped him, a swirling dome of shadow that seemed to swallow the light around it. The instant the veil solidified, Bing released her devastating attack. An overwhelming torrent of ice shot forward, crashing into the barrier with a deafening roar. The sheer force of it shook the ground, sending shards of frozen debris flying in all directions.
