"Thornus impaeilou!" As Elyra's rod brushes the surface of the ground an abundance of mana is stored and with her chant invokes spikes
"Mistreum shiftum!" Simon waves his wand in a particular manner and most engulf him until the spikes reached his spot
"Simon!!"
Elyra laughs it off as they heard the sound of his flesh impaled in her spikes and the blood that seeped below. "Aha... hahahahaha! What a pathetic man! If death was this close then he should've told you to escape. Pwuhahahaha. But it is kind of disappointing, I thought that spell of his was on point but it was all a fluke,"
As Elyra walks closer to the mist the metal she conjured informed her of the resistance of her target as it wriggles in despair. But the fog behind her slowly forms the shape of a man and gave a sign with his finger to remain indifferent. When the smoke dissipated from where the metallic spikes stood she saw a deer impaled in his stead
"What the? It must be a teleportation spell, then maybe– Urghhh!!"
"Bombardous Geyzoar," Elyra was sent flying when a powerful stream of boiling water shot her from the ground below
"Damn it, Steelius cocoonrie," Her defense was ineffective as the streams of water infiltrated through the narrow holes of her metal
"That's just the second shot, wait till you get an encore, Bombardous release!"
The source of his spell burst from the ground and fired the remainder of his spells releasing dozens of boring jets of water. The vapor of the stream was hazardous as its temperature surpasses what a Grim's flesh could ever take and in long-term contact become fatal. But Umbler simply brushes it off as she transfigured into her genetically spliced counterpart of the mystical beast she chose
"That's... a Razoul tooth wolf!? One of the few hounds of the mystical planes deadlier and equipped with adjustable dangs. What's more, they're said to be a very being that mostly consists of metal. They're mostly known for their fangs that can change to better suit the size and shape of their prey,"
"That's right!" Godfrey and his gang were spooked as she rapidly lowers their gap and was but a hair close to tearing their faces
Simon manages to anticipate her move and happens to conjure a pillar of water knocking her arm from reaching. "Aquarius Pilloris... I expected nothing else from an old bag of bones like yourself. But did you truly think I'll lose my purpose? I didn't come here to kill you, all of this is to protect my master,"
Simon was easily pushing her away with just a mere swing of his wand but Elyra's inhumane physique said otherwise. She knew it wouldn't be easy to end the lives of the escapees and what better way than doing so by clearing the obstacle? These two figures reached the age of their retirement Duke it out with their all, a foxy old man and a granny as ravenous as a wolf
"The potion, its effect finally worn off? Should we help him? I don't know who he is but Garry's awfully concerned. I think he knows that old codger," When Maximilian and the rest were about to rush Godfrey stop them at their tracks
"No wait! We can't... you might think he's impressive, but he's not. The only reason why he could go neck and neck against Umbler is because it's raining. You forgot the most important part about 'Elementalist' their Arcanists that needs time for spells. If one of the requirements is met then the spells go off without a hitch. He might look skilled, but anyone who has seen tons already knows he's focusing. It'll be catastrophic if we intervened," As he warned them of his circumstance not even Garry would dare come close as he risked his life for their own
"Haaa... haaa. You're pretty good for a warm-up, old man. But that's where you only shine. An appetizer, something to get me in the mood, but do you know im kept on duty? Even at my crippling age I never once degraded more so I improved!!"
Her personally designed suit injects her with a drug which in turn further intensifies the form she underwent. From a half-form beast, she became a full-blown freak of nature as her body remains in a form of a man but mostly consists of a monster. The spliced genetics of the Razoul tooth wolf shifted her body and gave her the physique of the nightmare many had feared to come across
"Do you know that apart from Razoul tooth wolves' bodies mostly consisting of iron they were said to be quite special? Their blood was said to be purely made of liquid metal, the same metal they eat and melt in their abdomen. One of their greatest uses is to be a medium to further improve metallic base spells!!"
Elyra Umbler purposely pierced her palms and as her blood came in contact with her rod it beautifully radiates. Pair this with her hysterical laughter she made the ground tremble as her metallic spells grew in power. Spikes flew from every corner before her as they spread further and beyond leaving him with no choice but to counter
"Aquarius transfigurus,"
Simon with all of his strength raised his wand and every bit of water and the rain that poured gathered in his enticing call. The physiology of his form turns nothing but a pile of liquid alongside the abundance of what he amassed. As water itself, he commands the wave to drive the ever-growing spikes away from the harms of his master
"Bring it on you old fox!" Elyra countered the waves by manifesting a metallic shield which in turn acted as a blender keeping from hand's reach
'This is bad! Lady Patricia's memory-sealing spell took locked most of my spells, im stuck with my water element. Even that isn't enough, most of my water-based spells aren't built to be used in offense. But still... I need to uphold my duty, there has to be a way to beat this powerful hag. The rain is slowly losing its touch, the moment it stops the number of quick-cast spells I can cast is limited. But even without my medium, my opponent on the other hand uses her very blood to gain the upper hand,'
Once the effects of his spell were reaching their limit he controlled every bit of water and plunged it into Umbler. The sheer force was enough but she deflected so with a nifty trick of simply smashing the impending wave before it could ever reach her skin. But that attack of hers left her open even for a second time for Simon to get near with the use of mistreum shiftum and became a haze
"Aqous Vortexiol!!!"
The remainder of the moisture of their surroundings crept into his hand rapidly spinning with such ferocity. Simon who's unconcerned about his well-being had his arm lacerated as the water pressure free sharper in seconds. In an instance where Umbler could defend he forcefully thrust the spell even though it requires time. As a result of his choice, what may have been a spell that purpose was to harm its target injured its very own wielder
"Arrrghhhh!" Elyra faced the full of his attack and had her taste the immensity of the tide until he felt something stabbing through his flesh
"Bluargh!" He vomited and he quickly fell as the attack took no time for its effect to make its way to his flesh
"The best thing about this monster is not the fact that it increases the ability of my rod... oh no that's just the tip of the iceberg. You Arcanists think you reign supreme above all else but you're just like us but given power from birth. But that doesn't change your biology. Strip away your mana and you're just a normal person. Just like any person you're not immune to metallic poisoning, goodbye," Umbler raises her staff as her metallic blood coat itself and turns apart as a blade aiming to end his life
"Don't touch him!!?"
Garry's fit of rage couldn't have made an awful timing as she's reminded of their presence as the convicts she desired to kill. But something that would've seemed to be a mistake escalates in his mana reacting to the power he awaken not so long ago. The fire itself grew fiercer with his rage-filled manner free uncontrolled and he flew by the combustion that arise in his foot
"Ablaze!!!"
He timed what seems to be a punch but it was him gathering the rampant mana in his body. Like what he's been told he visualized a bright blue flame in the palm of his hand storing such force behind a desperate attempt. Umbler catches him with her monstrous hand but later on, she wishes she had not, for he closed their gap for this chance. His palms stored such a powerful amount of fire without anywhere to escape as he lost his grip and exploded
"Godfrey we need to get out of here quick!!"
Lilla shouted as the elves packed and decided to abandon Garry as soon as their lives would pay the price of his survival. Godfrey never yelled and stood there in awe of such a miraculous sight. The young lord of the Kettle family had his mana secreting with such ferocity that even his flames protected his very own being. His head grew horns consisting of flare and his eyes turned red as he exhales flames from his mouth
'What am I seeing right now?'