Divine (3)

Lars knew that something had changed when the tendrils attacking him suddenly stopped at a distance, swaying back and forth menacingly but held at bay like dogs on leashes. Though his line of sight of the corrupted treant's main body was blocked by the sea of dark vines, he noticed it straight away, because the treant released an instinctive soul-attack, lashing out at Lars' soul-sense with a roar.

'Shit! Defend!' Lars' eyes widened – though the corrupted treant's soul was far weaker than his, he had to protect Luca, lest she be turned into a mindless puppet by the soul-scorching attack.