Chapter 155: Lira's move?

The Ancestral Staff also stopped shaking. 

"It looks like he failed," Cylix commented, walking closer to Gabriel. He placed his hand on Gabriel's head, letting out a sigh. "It was indeed too much for him."

"Of course it was." Novius agreed. "Even a Holy Mage shouldn't be able to control an Ancestral Staff of other Elements. It's just the law of Nature. Even though it should be possible, it will be harder than swimming across the entire ocean without using any spell."

The light of the Binding Spell kept going down, but right when it was on the verge of disappearing, it stopped. Sometimes the blood formation stopped shining entirely, and sometimes it again started shining. It was unclear what was happening, but something wasn't right. 

The formation wasn't succeeding, but it wasn't failing either. It was still stuck in some limbo, flickering. 

"It's not disappearing?" Cylix exclaimed, slightly surprised.