"He certainly tried. The mortal Glee Shoth hit harder and hotter."
The mortal Glee Shoth had more than half divine parentage and was channeling nearly the full power of Itempas Skyfather's white solar light of all order at the time, but still.
"But he got in the way enough - I couldn't bring more power to getting through him without risking damaging the whole ship."
And while Kahl is not 100% opposed to dragging everyone on board down to oblivion with the both of them, it would mean, in that particular moment, that Asmodeus succeeded in preventing Kahl from saving Zerxus either way. So he hadn't. And Asmodeus still succeeded, and Kahl is angry. But more than angry, bitter, angry at himself, disappointed in the turns of fate. Horribly unsurprised.
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"He certainly tried. The mortal Glee Shoth hit harder and hotter."
The mortal Glee Shoth had more than half divine parentage and was channeling nearly the full power of Itempas Skyfather's white solar light of all order at the time, but still.
"But he got in the way enough - I couldn't bring more power to getting through him without risking damaging the whole ship."
And while Kahl is not 100% opposed to dragging everyone on board down to oblivion with the both of them, it would mean, in that particular moment, that Asmodeus succeeded in preventing Kahl from saving Zerxus either way. So he hadn't. And Asmodeus still succeeded, and Kahl is angry. But more than angry, bitter, angry at himself, disappointed in the turns of fate. Horribly unsurprised.