Finally, they reached the blackened ground and found nothing left of Gabriel. It was not even clear where his body had lain before.
"Guess it's not surprising he simply vaporised," Erik smirked wryly after jumping out of Elora's arms and looking around. "It's definitely what would have happened to us if I'd waited any longer with checking on him."
They did, however, find a few pieces left of Gabriel's weapon, and the source of that barrier. Just as before, it had likely created it's own, miniature barrier around itself, thus staving off the worst of the explosion, after which it's natural endurance also it to remain largely intact.
Waving her hand, Elora used her magic to gather the pieces, then handed them to Erik. "Maybe there's something interesting to learn there," she shrugged. "That barrier was certainly interesting."
