Anna had been at first rather surprised by Edreina’s wide grin, not having expected being claimed as a wizard’s punching bag to be something she would relish in. The sorceress was more used to fear and despair for those that were to spar against her, those two fools in the Elements Sanctum coming to mind. A pang of hurt sparked through her heart as she remembered the dying expression of Lea, the light of her life flickering out while she had been helpless to do anything for her. Anna had no intension of killing the woman before her; this was just a little test of ability and to see if she was strong enough to be considered worth the sorceress’ time.
Amusement flicked over her features at the opening of the red head’s lips after being informed that this was indeed a spar, apparently her idea of hands on practice was different than Anna’s. Then again her idea of practice had come from her run in with Roknus Maelstrom in the Elements Sanctum. He was a mad man, but he was a reimancer one simply had to respect no matter what their personal feelings about his mental state. In a way, Anna viewed him as not only an obstacle to surpass but as her second teacher of the ways of Sahova.
The sorceress frowned slightly at the mention of other skills, feeling her pride prickle just a little at even the mere suggestion that her abilities were not already beyond amazing. Still there was some logic to the other woman’s words, a wizard of her abilities needed to be ever improving though she’d never admit that aloud. Instead she simply stroked her chin for a moment, pondering over the prospect for a moment before nodding.
“I take no issue in this, though the trick will be to actually use these talents of yours. My suggestion is that you focus on your reimancy, you will need it far more than these other skills.” The tall woman said before widening her stance.
Anna turned her body, spreading her legs so that one foot was pointed outwards towards her opponent and the other was pointed behind her. Her arms were held you before her and her grey eyes were focused upon the red haired woman before her, her breathing being taken in through her nose and out through her mouth in a basic meditative form of breathing. It was designed to clear her mind, to make her casting just a little more easily controlled.
“Let us begin.” The tall woman said, already unraveling the tapestry of her Djed and forcing it outwards.
A little over a tick later purple translucent liquid started to pool with frightening speed around her hands and feet, carried and sped along by the powerful personal augments. The res around her hands crept up her arms and then moved to float in the air nearby while the res around her feet seeped between her toes and into the ground itself, placed there just in case those aforementioned talents involved close quarters combat. The res in the air was quickly and masterfully shaped into two large balls of shimmering liquid, which Anna moved to either side of her. Taking a page from Maelstrom’s book she shaped the balls into the forms of two liquid wolves with one on each side. She willed the res that made them up into two layers, and ignited the outer one.
Bright purple flames sparked into existence around the wolves and the sorceress quickly willed them outwards towards Edreina, the res located in their cores allowing her to hold near total control over them. A pleasant buzz filled her mind as she sent the fire wolves outwards, the euphoria of casting still having yet to reach its highest point. It was unlikely it would here, not in this fight against this woman as those spells were enough to level buildings. No she was holding back at the moment, figuring herself to be safe no matter what her opponent did against her. The hubris of a powerful wizard no doubt, the downfall of so many like her.
The fire wolves would approach Edreina from either side, waiting for the last possible moment before lunging at her. Anna for her part merely watched, preparing herself for retaliation.
Amusement flicked over her features at the opening of the red head’s lips after being informed that this was indeed a spar, apparently her idea of hands on practice was different than Anna’s. Then again her idea of practice had come from her run in with Roknus Maelstrom in the Elements Sanctum. He was a mad man, but he was a reimancer one simply had to respect no matter what their personal feelings about his mental state. In a way, Anna viewed him as not only an obstacle to surpass but as her second teacher of the ways of Sahova.
The sorceress frowned slightly at the mention of other skills, feeling her pride prickle just a little at even the mere suggestion that her abilities were not already beyond amazing. Still there was some logic to the other woman’s words, a wizard of her abilities needed to be ever improving though she’d never admit that aloud. Instead she simply stroked her chin for a moment, pondering over the prospect for a moment before nodding.
“I take no issue in this, though the trick will be to actually use these talents of yours. My suggestion is that you focus on your reimancy, you will need it far more than these other skills.” The tall woman said before widening her stance.
Anna turned her body, spreading her legs so that one foot was pointed outwards towards her opponent and the other was pointed behind her. Her arms were held you before her and her grey eyes were focused upon the red haired woman before her, her breathing being taken in through her nose and out through her mouth in a basic meditative form of breathing. It was designed to clear her mind, to make her casting just a little more easily controlled.
“Let us begin.” The tall woman said, already unraveling the tapestry of her Djed and forcing it outwards.
A little over a tick later purple translucent liquid started to pool with frightening speed around her hands and feet, carried and sped along by the powerful personal augments. The res around her hands crept up her arms and then moved to float in the air nearby while the res around her feet seeped between her toes and into the ground itself, placed there just in case those aforementioned talents involved close quarters combat. The res in the air was quickly and masterfully shaped into two large balls of shimmering liquid, which Anna moved to either side of her. Taking a page from Maelstrom’s book she shaped the balls into the forms of two liquid wolves with one on each side. She willed the res that made them up into two layers, and ignited the outer one.
Bright purple flames sparked into existence around the wolves and the sorceress quickly willed them outwards towards Edreina, the res located in their cores allowing her to hold near total control over them. A pleasant buzz filled her mind as she sent the fire wolves outwards, the euphoria of casting still having yet to reach its highest point. It was unlikely it would here, not in this fight against this woman as those spells were enough to level buildings. No she was holding back at the moment, figuring herself to be safe no matter what her opponent did against her. The hubris of a powerful wizard no doubt, the downfall of so many like her.
The fire wolves would approach Edreina from either side, waiting for the last possible moment before lunging at her. Anna for her part merely watched, preparing herself for retaliation.