Cole raced towards the staircase, deflecting a stray hex that had gone his way. Just before he was going to start up them, a spell smashed into it, blowing it apart. He pulled his hands into his face to block the debris, and then turned just in time to block another spell. Without any target, he started to send out his own spells, any spell that he could think of. He knew that he wouldn't get far, but he intended to take as many people as he could with him. The cave groaned, the walls cracking and splitting.
"Someone jinx him, before he collapses the place!"
Before he could react, a green light filled his vision and he collapsed, spread-eagle on the ground.
