Gladius's dismissive attitude seemed to enrage the Senior Mage even further. His face contorted with fury, the flames around him intensifying to near-blinding levels.
"You dare?!" he roared, the ground beneath his feet beginning to melt from the sheer heat of his aura.
Instead of cowering, Gladius merely shrugged.
"I dare," he replied simply, before thrusting out his cloud lightning spirit sword.
The blade rumbled and howled with crushing thunder, a stark contrast to the inferno surrounding the Senior Mage.
Simultaneously, Arianna pointed her magical staff forward, her eyes glowing with an otherworldly light as she tapped into her Aether Spirit. A wave of lightning surged forth, swirling around Gladius's form in a dazzling display of magical synergy.
The two attacks merged seamlessly, Gladius's cloud lightning spirit sword drawing power from the swirling lightning to amplify its strike to a terrifying degree.
