Cid would only attend to the Equestrian commander once all of his forces were airborne and out of danger, and the process took many minutes to complete. And all the while, his master and the Element bearers fought down below, loosing incredible amounts of magic and using a similarly incredible amount of physical power in the process. Strangely, his master did not seem able to absorb whatever magic they were using against him, but it did not seem to faze him either way. His master loosed both powerful hailstorms and enormous beams of magic from both his hands and the Staff of Sacanas alike, used an enormous energy blade projected from the staff, and at times even tore entire wizard towers in half with his bare hands to use as either a bludgeon or a projectile. The destruction he was causing was immense, and he knew it would only become worse the more he began to enjoy himself.