Lord of Glory - Chapter 4: The Sleeping Land

... dazzling ball of light and smashed into the gap that had just opened with a whoosh. The dense sequences of runes that were floating around the stone's periphery suddenly stopped moving. Francis took a small crystal ball from his sleeve and held it tightly in his palm.

Seeing that, Paladin's pupils shrank. Despite the distance between them, he could feel powerful energy swinging back and forth between the runes. It was as if sharp knives lightly grazed his cheeks!

"It’s an Arcane ...