The fire was the size of a house.
Elias shaped it in a C and let Auros's shockwave run straight into the open mouth. The compressed air hit the burning interior and the fire doubled, tripled, the heat rippling outward across the floor in waves that made the front row of spectators lean back.
"Thanks." Elias's jaw was tight. His eyes weren't on Auros. "Now eat."
The mass launched.
Auros swung both arms up and crossed them over his head.
Then the fire stopped.
Not smothered. Not dodged. Every particle of the raging mass displaced simultaneously, gone so completely it left a vacuum of cold air that rushed in to fill the space. Xavier stood three meters behind Auros with one arm extended, palm flat, expression giving nothing.
"XAVIER ALMONTH INTERVENES WITH A SINGLE DISPLACEMENT SHOT. THE RAGING FIRE FROM CLASS B ANNIHILATED IN AN INSTANT—"
Elias screamed.
