He slammed his hand into the stone again, launching another barrage of rock spikes, while Mira moved between them with quick, smooth steps.
The crowd could see the focus on her face, the calm control of her movements, and every time a stone attack barely missed her, the spectators gasped loudly.
Three more stone spikes burst from the ground, shooting toward Mira from different angles.
Jared clearly had experience with the spell, because he was controlling the direction with frightening precision.
Mira jumped back, her boots sliding across the stone floor as another lance tore past her hip.
One of them grazed her sleeve. The cloth ripped slightly, and the crowd gasped, and Jared grinned.
"Run all you want," he shouted. "You're not fast enough!"
On other platforms, fights were still happening, but the noise around them slowly faded. More and more people leaned forward in their seats, watching Platform Seven.
He slammed his hand down again.
"Stone Burst!"
