Vivi's flares caused the Warrior of Light to draw to a halt before he could reach Garland. He had to wait for the explosions to clear before he could attack- it wasn't wise to jump into the middle of a Flare spell, after all, and he wanted to be able to see what Garland was doing. When the explosions cleared, however, it was already too late- Garland was raising his arm into the air.

The sound of Firion's shout made him whirl to see the weapons master being lifted into the air by Garland's power, then dropped headfirst to the ground. "Firion!" He shouted, when he heard the cry and the sound of breaking bone.

He turned on Garland angrily, ready to charge the man with sword and shield, but the man was already casting Flare as the Warrior turned to face him.

This time, he couldn't even get his shield up. He shouted in pain as the explosion erupted around him.