Ethan watched from a distance, still unable to make sense of what was happening. He formed another small wisp of cloud and gently brushed it over his eyes.
The battlefield changed.
The shattered ground disappeared.
An endless plain stretched out before him beneath a brilliant blue sky, white clouds drifting slowly overhead. Vast fields of grass rippled in the wind. Small animals gathered around Vesperhart, including several deer like itself.
Vesperhart stood in the middle of the field and made no attempt to attack.
Only then did Ethan understand what the cloud did.
It had trapped Vesperhart inside the world it was seeing.
As long as Vesperhart couldn't break free, there was no need to continue the fight. The power holding it there would gradually fall under Ethan's control until it managed to escape.
Elsewhere, Emerald Castle's army had already crushed the shadow soldiers summoned by Noxhart.
