Valerie gritted her teeth as she pushed herself off the ground and gripped her Shard with enough force to make her knuckles white.
She couldn't understand why a warrior working for the Council was coming her way.
"I am warning you again. Get out of my way-*Thunk*" Those words were followed by a sharp collision of her Shard and the ground.
Ice crept toward the other person—a woman in her early twenties with slightly dark blue hair—but the woman didn't panic and with a grin, she slammed her palms together—
**BOOOOOM**
—sending a shockwave that broke Valerie's momentum and she was sent stumbling back
The lady wore her Shard on her left hand, a gauntlet glowing slightly blue.