Breaking Through - Part 5

As he targeted those three flames, before his eyes, they began to transform. It was not a gradual process, it was a near-instantaneous one. The three flames that had been separate now sprang into one greater and denser flame – and it was that which Vol targeted.

"So… simple," he murmured. Just that mere slight simplification, even if the flame was stronger for it, felt far more manageable. His body seemed to think the same, for his arms were already moving.

He swung, and then he felt his left hand leaving the shaft of his hammer. A second later, he was jamming it against something solid, feeling his gauntlet smash into a man's mouth. He could picture the head being rocked back.