"Hope your father won't mind the damage."
"Don't worry, we have plenty of earth mages to fix it later."
We clashed a heartbeat later. No testing strikes, and she wasn't holding back—she came at me like a drawn arrow finally loosed.
[Abyssal Lance]
[Abyssal Lance]
Spells flew the instant we closed the distance, her physical blows threading seamlessly between bursts of magic.
THUD!
THUD!
Dark lances slammed into the ground a breath before skewering me, leaving pits and spiderweb cracks in the stone. I slipped between them, feeling the cold rush of magic as they tore past, never taking my eyes off her.
Evelina only grew faster, each step lighter, sharper, her silhouette blurring at the edges.
[Dark Bind]
Shadows writhed under my feet. Black tendrils erupted upward in a sudden, snapping cage—I leapt back as they clapped shut where my legs had been, the air shivering with the force of their impact.
She was already on me.
