It wasn't a fight.
Not even a 'smackdown.'
Just an adult kicking a baby in the face.
Aria was a ninth-class Spell Weaver specializing in nature.
Ava was Zenith Warden with two abilities.
Zenith Replenish and Zenith Soothe.
Replenish helped allies, restoring their Aether reserves, not the Wardens themselves, while Soothe only did, as the ability's name stated, soothe pain, discomfort, and the like.
Her body naturally had incredible healing properties, but that wasn't even close to being enough.
She was more or less guaranteed to lose.
The only chance she had of winning was if she could shoot Aria fast enough, breaking her force shield and causing their professor to interfere.
Yet she wasn't given the chance.
"Root Surge!"
Just before she could pull the trigger, roots sprouted out of the ground and gripped her legs in their spiky embrace, crashing her to the ground as they snatched her up.
