Battle of the Barrier

"Alkaras, he's gotten quite good with that," Lyle stated as Nicholas chuckled.

"You two never liked each other that much, I remember that."

"That weapon of his is annoying, in the past, getting close to him was almost impossible, he is able to gauge the amount of mana needed for each shot perfectly, and in a very short span of time, he can channel his mana to the weapon quickly, and he has a very good understanding of what kind of shot he wants to take."

"Whether the projectile from the weapon should spin, and how quickly it should spin, whether it should be more of a blunt force for closer quarters, a ray of pure mana to reach the enemy as quickly as possible … he is able to determine that in an instant."

"The biggest weakness of that weapon is the need to do all of those things in order to make it a viable weapon for higher ranks, but in his hands, that weakness is not present, in fact, he makes it look easy."