Is This What You Fear?

The Ferro Fort shook, causing dust to fall from the ceiling as it threatened to collapse. Nikolai could see nothing from the dust and smoke of the explosion. The heat of the blast scorched his skin, but his fingers had frostbites.

"Damn, Sergio," Nikolai muttered under his breath as he lowered his arm. The other three were sprawled on the ground, and even the dwarves couldn't steady themselves.

From behind the dust cloud came a bright light. When everything settled, a significant gap was torn in the fortified wall. Traces of frost and flames could be seen on it.

"I did say kaboom, but... cough." Sergio tried to stand up from the ground with his face covered in soot. There were burn marks on his arms and legs. 

"Let's talk about this later." Nikolai helped him stand as he looked at the other two, who were relatively doing better. "We need to hurry up. Hopefully, Sergio didn't destroy the ship again."

"I didn't destroy it last time..."