Sand and Starspawns, finale

Above, Dante silently threw out his hands, letting several metal darts fly at the pyramid. They were just like the darts Dante filled with magic-blocking poison before.

They his the pyramid, outrunning Cael on his way there, and exploded with poisonous gas. But unlike a Starspawn, the pyramid that contained Slithering Eighteen's last parts of consciousness didn't break.

It wavered slightly, and several ripples went over its transparent surface, but the growth of volatile energy inside didn't change.

Cael could almost feel the malicious glee emanating from the thing. It wasn't anything alive enough anymore to be affected by Dante's poisons, but it still could feel.

And like a similar spell Cael saw before, it didn't break even when Cael stabbed it with an antimagic spear. To reach the pyramid's core, he had to sink his hand to the wrist.

Raw mana poured outside, glowing colors from yellow to blue to green.