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... at his first priority was survival.

A shimmering shield materialized around him—a complex barrier designed not only to block physical force but to repel elemental attacks as well.

The shield completed just as a wave of lightning crashed toward him.

CRAAAACK!

The surge tore into the barrier, cracks spidering across its surface. Ruben hurriedly began constructing a second shield, knowing the first wouldn't hold.

SHATTER!

The shield disintegrated in a ...

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