With a blinding flash, Luna sent the ball of energy speeding towards the skeletal alicorn. It threw up a shimmering red barrier in defence, and it cut at the magic with its sword... but it was no use. The crackling magic struck the creature with a force that ripped the trees beneath it to pieces, flattening the forest in a wave of power that rippled through the air. The night sky exploded into a torrent of white and blue light so intense that it blinded the stars. The temple, however, stood resolute, the magic passing through it harmlessly.