Her claws ripped the tendons in Lith's right hand, making him lose the grip on War and allowing her to Warp the dangerous blade dozens of kilometers away.
'That thing isn't just a weapon like those that the Queen forged for us. It's part of the Tiamat's power. Without it, he can't express his full abilities.' She thought and she was right.
It was thanks to War that Lith could use Domination with such ease. The blade's abilities complemented his own and there was no strategy in his playbook that didn't make the best of the special bond he shared with it.
With his limbs pinned by the Sekhmet's legs during the freefall, the only thing that Lith could do was to breathe a burst of Origin Flames but his shallow breath greatly reduced its efficacy.
It was the only reason he survived his blunder.