Despite his outstanding speed, the spell activated faster than he could escape its range, rumbling the icy floor and releasing massive ice spikes, each over a yard tall, from the ground.
Even so, Evan was not caught unaware, activating Elemental Shield and setting the element to fire at the last moment.
**BOOM!!
The icy spikes covered every inch of the ground…except for the area within a metre radius of Evan's feet.
Clouds of snow and ice scattered as Evan burst forth, his speed increasing even further as he kicked off the ground once more and leapt towards Silverwing.
The bird glared at him and flexed its talons, shooting off from its nest and beelining straight to him, with a speed that was every bit as fast as his.
'Blink.'
Silverwing took a moment to retaliate to his sudden disappearance, and in the dizzying chaos of battle, that was a fatal mistake.
'Spirits, heed my call.'