Celeste Moen seemed to have become a completely different person. The Force within her was now entirely Dark Side Force, the complete opposite of the radiant presence she had before.
And her power now was incomparably immense!
Talim was blasted away by the lightning, tumbling a long way across the slick ice before managing to steady himself. He said nothing, brandished his Lightsaber, and charged again—but this time, Celeste held the absolute upper hand!
Dark Side lightning continuously burst from her hands. Powerful Force swept through everything around them, wrenching massive chunks of black ice from the ground and hurling them down at him.
Talim did not even have a chance to get close!
At that moment, Darth Malthael finally moved! He lowered his body and rushed forward, waving a hand to deflect a huge chunk of black ice into empty space. Then, light flashed from the gauntlet on his wrist, and a Force barrier instantly smashed another chunk of black ice to pieces.
"What is that thing?!" Karness Muur exclaimed in surprise at the sight. He did not recognize this Sith artifact, but he sensed a familiar presence from it.
In the instant of his astonishment, however, the battle developed at breakneck speed.
The other Protoss warriors swiftly slaughtered all the Weequay who had become Rakghouls. Meanwhile, Darth Malthael had already charged in front of Celeste Moen and brought his Lightsaber down upon her head! Celeste unleashed powerful lightning to block the blade, and her lightning left almost no blind spots. Even Darth Malthael could not break through it.
Just then, the Protoss temple guardian Talim charged at Celeste again from behind, his Lightsaber darting out like a viper.
Yet within this battle, Talim had instead become the weakest of them all. Even in her madness, Celeste Moen did