Cain's Infernal Ascendance (1)

Cain exchanged a swift series of hand signals with his clones. They responded in unison, spreading out to form a pincer formation. 

However, with his greatly enhanced stats, Bastion anticipated the maneuver. He flexed his wrist, unleashing a powerful Flame Pulse that radiated outward in all directions, forcing Cain and the clones to avoid or block.

Despite their best efforts, the brunt of the pulse slammed into Clone A, blasting it backward into a jagged, half-melted ice spire. 

The impact cracked the spire, sending shards flying, and while the clone survived, the blow took a toll on its stability as its form flickered for a moment, indicating at the strain of maintaining such a high-stat duplication.

Cain decided to try switching tactics to wear Bastion down with well-timed bursts of ice-based skills. If Bastion was mostly fire-aligned, ice could do more than simply inconvenience him.