Should the stream reach the King, they would be able to see that while it did affect him, it was probably not in the way expected. The energy stream reddened his skin for a moment, but it neither slowed him down nor seemed to effectively damage it-- Or at least, any damages to his health wouldn't be visible just yet.

Instead the Moogle was on the verge of exiting the Twelfth District, walking toward the line separating the 01st and 02nd Districts. They still had some time until he would reach the crystal, but not forever.