Sparing with a clone

While Ray was busy navigating inside the tower. Gary and the others were patiently waiting just outside. Ready to attack at a moments notice. But while they were waiting for Ray, the others couldn't help but stare at what Ray had left behind, a clone of himself.

"Is it an illusion?" Said Lenny, "But what was the point of casting one and leaving it here?"

"It's not an illusion," Gary replied, "We've seen him do something similar before. It can fight and everything, although it's not as strong as the original."

Lenny had heard of other mages performing something similar before but this was the first time he had actually seen this. Still, Lenny was confused about why Ray had left it outside. If he was planning to fool Mark and the Shadow plague, it made more sense to send the clone In and be safe.

"No way can this thing be real?" Eve said as she got closer to the clone.

Then when eve stood in front of it, the clone moved it's head down to look at Eve.