If Doom reacted to her comment about breaking and entering then Eric couldn't see any sign of it as he righted himself, an angry stare on his face which turned to hope as he saw his girlfriend shoot back at the villain, momentarily elated to hear her say they were a couple before the situation resumed itself. If he knew she worried so much about him to check on signs he was ok he'd probably get her a comm to contact him, though with her emerging powers she'd likely be coming with him anyway.

The despot simply raised a gloved hand at her attack and appeared to absorb the magical power, sending it crackling in various directions as Eric quickly ducked from a bolt of powerful magic. "Stay the hell away from my girlfriend, you ass hole." Eric wished he sounded braver at saying that than it came out, but it did make Doom turn towards him and... ah. A more scientific bolt of energy hit Eric in the chest and sent him sprawling to the ground out cold.

"Your mastery of magic is promising, Ms Boleyn, but ill suited to handling the true sorcerer supreme, and lacking the finesse of your esteemed ancestor. Observe." The Latverian used another sect of magic which instead drew her into his grip as Eric attempted to right himself painfully.