Adelia didn't blink.
The air around her warped from the sheer pressure of her mana. Golden light spiraled with crimson heat, forming a burning aura so bright it cast dancing shadows across the ruined forest.
Lynira steadied herself, brushing dust off her robe with a pout. She was actually enjoying it.
"Heeey… that actually pushed me back," she giggled. "How rude. I was having fun with your little toys. Tch! You ruined it."
Adelia's jaw tightened.
Flames crackled around her fists.
Light gathered around her feet.
The ground beneath her trembled.
"Step away from them," Adelia said, voice cold enough to freeze molten rock, "or you will not leave this forest alive."
Lynira's eyes sparkled with amusement.
"Oooh~ scary teacher mode. I like that."
In the next instant. Her aura burst out.
A suffocating wave of pitch-black mana erupted around her.
Like living smoke. Like claws scraping the air.
Darkness.
Darkness element. Her aura matching that of Adelia.
