Shhhk!
The purple pears crackling in the air shot forward. They split mid-flight, twisting in the air before darting at Maelis from every angle.
Maelis stepped back, face calm, and slammed her staff into the dirt.
Booom!
The earth sank under her feet, the pull of gravity bending the spears off course.
"You think you can overwhelm me?" she said, her voice dripping with superiority.
Two spears fought against the pull, zigzagging through the air.
"Dammit!" Maelis gritted her teeth, jerking her staff to form a crushing sphere.
Thud!
Thud!
The spears shattered into fragments, but her shoulders tightened at the force.
Leon vanished in a blur.
Fwip!
He reappeared behind Lyra, his sword slicing in a clean horizontal arc toward her back.
CRACK!
A spear shot upward from the floor, slamming into his swing.
"Ugh!" The impact made his grip tremble.
Lyra spun, her heel snapping up and striking his wrist hard enough to throw his attack wide.
