When Belsha saw Ben put on a body of steel he moved back cautiously. His swords had bounced off Ben’s form before so they were not going to work for this fight. But he was not out of options.
As Ben advanced, Belsha’s cloak began to expand as smoke began to emerge from him. The smoke moved in a whirling fashion and soon it had thrust Ben and Belsha into its circle, cutting off Nancy.
Belsha himself vanished into the smoke and his swords began to appear and to disappear at intervals, only appearing to take a swing at Ben. Of course, they knocked off uselessly against Ben’s steel form.
But each hit was heavier than the first so Ben staggered forward when struck in the back and he staggered backward when struck in the front.
“How long can you maintain that form?” Belsha said f
