Standoff

Ed's mana was drained, what could he do? It wasn't a matter to ponder on too deeply. For starters, he could use crystals. So he did, he brought out two crystals. One was white and the other brown.

Thus, the earth which was listening intently to Bayard's command had some of the attention taken by Ed. His skeleton mages also joined in on the fray. Together, they reinforced the earthen seal. Ed also used the ice crystal to freeze the seeping water making everything watertight.

The rhythmic and violent thumping which had been incessant at the time became slower, and slower, and slower until it no longer sounded like a rhythmic beat, But if it were a beat, it would be a beat depicting the throes of a strong-willed man.

Like all things that slow tend to do, the thumping came to an end. Silence prevailed in the room.