Ange shielded both himself and the Little Sapling with his hands.
The pillar of Holy Light Flash grazed the ground and hit on Ange's hands, sparking white smoke and sparks. The harmful Holy Light continued to inflict damage even after the pillar disappeared, although the intensity... was more or less trivial
Ange's Hand of Locke, on his right, look as if it was eroded by magic, full of pits and scars. His index and ring finger bones had snapped, leaving only the middle finger, thumb, and little finger still intact.
However, the area where Ange's small forearm was replaced by the Hand of Locke bones was completely unharmed, albeit covered in a black layer of soot which could easily be wiped off to restore its original state.
His left hand, the Boundary-crossing Hand, was untouched.