Aliana gasped, instantly healing her wounds as she flew back. But her magic had started flickering. Merlin has a strong mind, and her will is growing stronger as Lucy's life is at risk. Wizards never die in peace.
Liam let go of Lucy and ran after Aliana, jumping from one building to another before flying after her with wind magic. "Is this all you have? Cubus!" He grabbed her by the face and flew with her down toward a building.
"Let go of me!" She pointed the staff at his stomach, about to blast him into ash with a spell, but the coming rain of [Hakai]'s slashes, stabs, and smashes fell upon her magic shield, preventing her from casting magic recklessly. If she was to be distracted from maintaining the barrier for even a fraction of a second, she'd get diced more than minced meat.
