[@TheHangedMan][hider=Exam]Even under the hood the "man's" surprise was evident. However if Meruin though that a single word spell was strong enough to affect him she was mistaken. "[color=red]Return[/color]" he said plainly and the fireball turned back into mere words that whooshed past him harmlessly. Or so he thought, but he had miscalculated the strength of the spell and the words 'fire' were now burnt into his cloak. He looked at the lettering in slight disgust, he'd been overconfident. "[b]I congratulate you on drawing first blood so to speak, but don't count on doing it again.[/b]" The man said, with a slight hint of anger beneath his otherwise calm voice. The runes beneath his feet lit up with sudden rage glowing crimson red and the hands dancing in the air finished the runes they were weaving. [color=red]Erupt[/color]. At the same the ground around Meruin in a large circle bubbled briefly, then enormous plumes of lava rose into the air all around her. She was trapped inside a cage of lava, and the lava that had shot into the air was now coming down on her head. Even now the ground beneath her was slowly heating up as unseen magma came closer, it seemed she was in quite the hot situation.[/hider]