The Onyx and Nick

The onyx was preparing to sling shot itself at them. Nick diverted every ounce of strength he had into creating a barrier of space time around himself and the detective. He drained every last recess of his being, pouring enough power into the shield to light up a continent. It wouldn't be enough. The incoming stone would crack nick's defences like an egg shell. And there was literally nothing nick could do about it. Well, not literally nothing. Just as the onyx launched itself forward like a trebouche rushing to destroy them, nick allowed the change to take him.