There was no withdrawing, Atom knew this much the moment he saw the group waiting outside the gate. As he finally made his way to the back he knew he couldn't follow Andi...
Lunging forward again while unleashing his Qi recklessly he began thinning the number from the rear. Stabbing both blade into the neck of a great bear like fangs of a saber tooth he jumped off the chest of the creature tumbling into a snow fox.
One by one he slayed his way closer to the center as the leader roared bringing down such a dense Qi it physically slowed the group.
The animals parted at the call leaving an isle for the boy to cross, only the frost bear stood in his way, its white fur and ice aura as it towered over the others on its back legs.
Driving the two blades in the ground opposite of the first two Atom pulled out his final blade, as he unsheathed it holding the blade in his right hand and the sheath in his left the boy faced off against the enormous creature.
A step at a time he began closing the distance as the bear roared, again and again calling out the young warrior.
Moving his Qi into his legs he thrusted forward, dissapearing from sight he appeared at the rear of the bear. his blade was parried by a claw as he drove the sheath towards the creature.
Grasing the hairs of the quick moving beast the sheath was driven into the ground while Atom was blown to the side.
Bearly deflecting the attack he began skidding across the ground - using the blade to stop himself he pulled out another an empty sheath. Again stabbing it upright into the ground he propped himself up.
Leaving it behind and drawing out his last sheath in his left hand, once again he lunged towards the creature. The two exchanged a flurry of swipes and slashes before Atom was able to stab his blade through the foot of the frost bear piercing the ground.
The beast hollard in rage knocking at the boy who just managed to deflect with his last sheath. Tumbling across the ground the boy smiled faintly. "stupid animal, I'll be the end of you."
Driving the sheath into the ground he completed a formation encircling the frost bear. Reaching out to his orbital ring he infused it with all his energy. The runes began to light up in sequence when an enormous heat; "Endless Fire Seal!" he beckoned as a pillar of fire erupted upwards consuming the frost bear along with several others in a series of painful cries leaving little behind besides scared beast and scorched earth.