Though slow at first, the dim light within the machine will eventually grow, increasing in intensity and power, until so much energy is charged within the machine that it emits a blinding light which leaps through the Luminarium's arcane optics, manifesting in a destructive beam of soulfire so intense that it could vaporize anything in its path. As the energy is being released, an excess of Light energy would leak out of the machine, creating a shimmering aura that grants those warriors nearby with magical protection. Warriors so blessed with this magical protection have found enemy sword strokes turned aside by a magical force, and enemy arrows suddenly combusting in mid-air moments before impact.[1a]