Something changed in Skye, at first what wasn't completely obvious for some reason. There were streaks of black in her fur and feathers. As she walked toward Ome everything but the bare earth for several feet around was completely vaporized.<br/><br/>"You will not hurt him," she said calmly and quietly.<br/><br/>She raised her hand and a wave of black energy flashed toward him in a single, sudden pulse. If it struck its mark it would strip the flesh to nothing before burning off his bones, without harming Goldelite. Of course it would also completely annihilate anything organic for several yards behind him in an expanding arch.<br/><br/><br/><br/>Marduk slowly lifted his prey and opened his mouth, lowering the snake into his jaws head first.