It's a Date

[Nox]

Nox drew on his power deep. Deeper than he had before. He needed all the firepower he could muster. He couldn't see an end in sight of these monsters as he plugged whatever got to close to him with his own bullets. But he was concentrating on the weaves he was making. It was all so very simple in his head. He'd done them so many times before they came naturally. To see the weaves flowing into the ground and around him. He could feel the tunnel heat around him.

When everything was ready, the thin veils of browns and reds surging with energy just waiting for his final moment. Nox grabbed Elyse's arm and pulled her against his body and knelt down covering her body with his own as much as possible. Nox completed the weave and the air around them exploded like a supernova. Heat and earth swept away from their bodies searing the creatures as Nox's power swept past their bodies to continue on down the tunnel in all directions.

The screams were blood curdling as they burned. A second weave was ready as Nox stood up and raised his hands from the ground to the ceiling. The ground shook and pillars of earth grew from the ground blocking two of the three tunnels. The only way left was the way they had come. Nox turned towards the shadows that were still rushing forward over their fallen comrades that were quaking and breathing their last breathes. Nox conjured up a fireball and threw it down the way they had come. It swept through the creatures leaving them screaming in their pain.

He yelled. "Cover your ears and shut your eyes."
Nox hated the use of the flash bang weave. But there was nothing he could do. He wove quickly and steady as the creatures still came at them. A flash of light and sound radiated from around him and when it was gone he grabbed Elyse and yelled again. "Run!"
He didn't wait for her as he sprinted past the stunned creatures. He could block the tunnel if they could get past them... but first they had to get clear.