Roy didn't have time to think too much.
Or perhaps, she considered everything but found she only had one choice.
Fight Orenna. Win.
Otherwise, she would die at Orenna's hands.
The world's first witch despised all forms of weakness.
So, Orenna wanted to push Roy to the brink and cut off her own retreat.
Orenna must kill Roy.
Kill the student she once admired, kill any lingering warmth, and bid farewell to the past to become an unparalleled force.
...
Amid the fierce wind, Roy gritted her teeth and summoned the Dark Element, adjusting her posture to slow her descent.
Wind Control, Shield Formation, Condensing Mist into a Sword.
Orenna leapt off the dragon's back, and a menacing web of red lines spread out instantly, forming a hideous giant net. The net surged towards Roy, and once caught, it could shred her into fragments.
At the critical moment, Roy used the wind shield's recoil to dodge backward, raising her sword to block Orenna's cold Magic Light Arrow.
