How could the little Black Witch stand up to Alvin's controlled incineration?
The "uncanny" quality of the dream didn't show at all in front of Alvin. He didn't care whether he was burning the Black Witch's real body or not; he burned the nearby dead tree trunks and Flies along with it.
No matter what the Black Witch conjured up to attack Alvin and the others, the seven intelligent Northern Dipper Flying Swords controlled by Angel would slice through them all like scythes through wheat...
The Northern Dipper Flying Swords' slender bodies normally limited their killing power, but in Alvin's hands, that was another matter entirely.
What did you get when you combined high-frequency vibrating red swords with fire damage?
In the end, Angel even had the Northern Dipper Flying Swords sweep through the entire space surrounded by tree trunks in formation. Explosions rang out wherever they passed.
At first, Steve had been hacking away at everything around him with the sword Pride, trying to help speed up the process of breaking the dream. But then he saw the seven flying swords plunge into the dead wood in a V formation.
They transformed into swordfish racing through the sea, charging headlong. Every so often, they leaped nimbly forward, skimming across the ground like stones skipping on water, then continued their charge a few meters farther. Behind them, a dense string of explosions carved out a series of burning trenches.
Seeing that even his supporting role had been taken from him, Steve reluctantly retreated to the center of the space.
He looked up at the flying swords, which were circling the rounded dome at high speed like fiery pinwheels, trailing flames and explosions as they cut through everything in their path. Then he glanced at Bucky, who wore a strange expression,