Avery’s spell hit Kayen straight on his chest. Exactly as he explained, Avery stopped him before he could finish his own casting and he wasn’t able to react to Avery’s attack, either. She saw his movements slow, yet she could read them.
“Are you alright?” Avery asked. She jumped on him as soon as her spell hit the target. Kayen stood there, leaning over the tree while massaging his chest. He heard a ringing in his ears and his entire body itches. Despite Avery lowering the voltage of her spell, she hit Kayen pretty hard.
“I will be. I just need a minute,” he told her. Avery wanted to help but Kayen shook his head. He wanted to show her how the time-slow worked, but forgot he didn’t teach her any spells other than this. He realized he couldn’t expect her to disarm him in any other way.
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