In a swift motion, Tucker extended his palm, a silent challenge thrown to the wind. Angered by this defiance, the spirit lunged to teach Tucker a lesson, believing him to be a foolhardy steam-sequence transcendent with a death wish.
The next moment was marked by a dull "Bang!" as the ground trembled slightly. The mighty Omora, the ninth-order steam spirit, found himself forcibly pinned to the ground by Tucker's spiritual force, unable to move.
"This... how is this possible?" Omora's mixture of rage and shock was palpable, his body pressed down as if the weight of the entire world bore down on him. The steam energy around him seemed to betray him, offering no aid.