Sora was, more or less, not surprised when his attempt to shatter the tree with a Thunder spell failed. He wasn't exactly surprised the hand got solid hit on him when it retaliated, either. At least he wasn't so thoroughly off guard as to be knocked off his feet, instead rolling with the blow to lessen the impact. Still hurt like hell, though. And the hand seemed to be ignoring his Spirits altogether.

Magic didn't seem to be getting him anywhere. Not offensively anyway. He was about to try a more direct approach when Tails dropped in, striking at the hand with some kind of spinning attack. This was not a good place for the little fox, but any lectures would have to wait.

Now what, though? Ven's entrance provided a needed bit of healing and another ally on the field, and Nocits was a welcome help as well. Sighing, Sora decided he was better off going with is previous plan and taking the direct approach, that being an all out physical onslaught. The tree was still a worry, but it was a risk he'd have to take. He called on Bruce and Jelly Bean to also focus more powerful attacks on the hand. The sooner they took it down, the sooner they could help someone else and the sooner the body would have to reappear.