Without another word, she floated higher into the night sky with her staff rising above her head.
Ancient runes illuminated one after another until an enormous magical circle expanded overhead, nearly covering the entire street.
Its intricate patterns glowed with icy blue brilliance causing the pursuing gangsters to stare upward in disbelief.
"W-What is that?"
"A mage?!"
"No..."
"Run!"
Gor'thala's voice turned solemn, ancient and powerful as she began chanting in a language none present understood.
"Ri tus vai lesv hashi tor..."
Each syllable resonated like distant thunder causing the surrounding temperature to plummet to a point where breath became visible.
CRAAAAACK!!
The flaming wall flickered uncertainly as a wave of supernatural frost burst from the magic circle.
Everything ahead swiftly became covered in ice. The buildings, roads, streetlights and even the towering inferno transformed into a colossal wall of rough blue ice.
