"Ice Mirror: Phantasm." She created three mirror-images of herself, each gliding to a different point around the cleared perimeter of the arena. All four Khiones raised their wands simultaneously. It was impossible to tell which was real.
Nero smiled, a fierce, appreciative grin. Good. This is what we need.
He stopped trying to pick the real one. He decided to challenge them all. Sheathing the lightning, he embraced the Law of Fire. Heat radiated from him in a visible wave. He slammed his palms together, then pushed them outward.
"Inferno Wave."
A rolling, roaring wall of orange and crimson fire expanded from him in a perfect circle, rushing toward all four Khiones with equal fury. It wasn't a precise attack; it was area denial. The three illusions winked out of existence as the superheated air disrupted their magical matrix. The real Khione, already moving, had to throw up a hasty "Glacial Barrier" to absorb the blow. She was clever to move.
