He traveled beyond the spell's range before emerging again at another location in the air.
The moment he left to another realm and returned, the illusion's influence was broken.
Lucius turned toward Nathan's direction, his expression remaining completely unchanged.
Nathan stared back at him.
Then, without warning, their attacks resumed.
Spells erupted between them in a continuous bombardment, magic colliding across the battlefield as both continued testing the other's defenses.
Nathan was more cautious now, however. He knew that Lucius could manipulate illusions well enough to deceive even his magical perception, making every incoming attack potentially dangerous.
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Back on the battlefield where Ethan and Agravain were fighting, the landscape had been transformed.
Flames covered the entire region.
The ruined buildings and structures that had once littered the province were gone, leaving behind a vast, barren expanse of scorched earth.
