One Small Stomp

Even as the man shouted, he saw a beam of concentrated energy blasted off from within the purple mist and went straight for Ar-Lo. The beam's path was aimed directly at Ar-Lo's chest, where its energy core was located.

Immediately, the man's eyes glowed as he knelt on one knee and placed his right hand on the ground. All the runes circling on his body converged on his right arm and shrank into small rings before seeping into the platform. As soon as all the runes left the man's arm, the whole platform trembled as the array he had placed there since he became the first platform's master activated.

When the beam of concentrated energy was only a meter away from Ar-Lo, a semi-transparent sphere formed around him like a barrier, protecting him against the attack. The beam of energy collided with the semi-transparent barrier and its blast was deflected, sending the beam of energy in different directions.