Meruin closed her eyes and began chanting. Trusting the natural defenses of the 4 barriers she had in place, she focused only on her next spell.

About a hundred magic circles the size of dinner plates shimmered into existence behind her in a 'U' formation, all of them facing Elza. For Meruin, she would hit hard from the very start as a sign of respect.  

The lances of Elza stopped 3 meters away from Meruin, locked in place by a ring of light. 

[b][color=ed1c24]30 secs until spell goes off[/color][/b]