"Nate!" Axel shouted, his voice strained with panic. "What the hell are we doing? There's more of them out here!"
Nate barely spared him a glance, his focus locked on the swarm of keepers bearing down on him. Fire crackled in his palms as he sent another wave of flames hurtling toward his enemies, forcing them to back off momentarily.
"Stop standing there and move!" Nate yelled, his voice echoing off the walls. His eyes darted to Alice, who was frozen with indecision. "Alice! Turn your ice into spikes! Visualize it in your head—it's all about focus!"
Alice's hands trembled as she raised them, summoning her icy powers. She shut her eyes for a split second, picturing sharp, lethal spikes forming. When she opened her eyes, jagged shards of ice materialized in her hands.
"Like this?" she shouted back.
"Yes!" Nate shouted, dodging a heavy strike from a keeper's hammer. "Now fire them!"
