That mummy dropped, the withering crawling through its form, and a moment later another hit the ground behind it as the combined attacks of Valkyrie and Einherjar cut it down.

Leaving the lesser mummies to their fate, the leader lifted his scepter, then drew it down as magical runes formed in circles around him.

"Hark! It is an omen! As hymns resound, thou shalt be offered as a sacrifice upon the feasts of madness!"

From the aether of the spirit world, a torrent of lava crashed down towards the battlefield. "Carnage Anthem!"

The Einherjar were simply extensions of the Valkyrie's power, materialized with her will. Shun -- was not. She all but threw herself in front of him, her forward shield lifted as if it alone could absorb the might of the spell. It was magic more than true magma, though; her taking its brunt would spare him.