The salt shield couldn't last for long. If Percy had time to shape it into a more magical repellent pattern maybe it would. But for now he was relying on the innate property of salt purifying and blocking magic.
He looked around the attic and turned down to little Joey in his hands.
"I'm gonna do something a bit scary. I hope it won't be too much for you?"
"I'm not scared of anything!" Joey replied. "Let's do this!"
He appreciated the kid's courage, he expected nonetheless from a literal ankle biter. The salt was deforming so he decided to be quick, summoning a Spellbolt and pointing it at the floor beneath him.
He pulled the trigger and released a disabling shot. It was one of his favorite applications, a shot type that attacked the entire body to damage an enemy enough that they couldn't fight again.
