Nicole saw that hastily made defensive magic was not going to be useful so she decided to use the ether technique she had prepared.
"Ether Spirit Technique: Spirit's Lair."
She crouched and placed both of her hands on the ground.
A dome of water composed of multiple whirlpools manifested around her and covered her surroundings. She reduced its size while concentrating the water density to make it more resilient.
The lesser water spirits that usually hung around her happily lent her their power and strengthened the dome of water.
They then went on to enhance the whirlpools, making them capable of blocking multiple piercing forces from any direction without breaking.
The moment the dome manifested around her, Kian's attack landed right on it causing ripples in the water dome and spreading shockwaves around.
"Burst."