[center][@Expolar][@hatakekuro] [b][h2][color=ed1c24]S[/color][color=f7941d]a[/color][color=fff200]y[/color][color=39b54a]a[/color][color=0072bc]t[/color][color=662d91]a[/color][color=ed145b]c[/color][color=ed1c24]h[/color][color=f7941d]h[/color][color=fff200]i[/color] [color=ed1c24]N[/color][color=f7941d]i[/color][color=fff200]j[/color][color=39b54a]i[/color][color=0072bc]k[/color][color=662d91]o[/color][/h2][/b][/center] Saya's needle was true to it's aim as it successfully pierced through Frye's side. She grins as she keeps ahold of it with the tiny, but durable, thread that she held with a tight grip. If she can just have it stay lodged in the mage, all of his magic will be her's to keep, or at the very least, be able to use some of that magic in her arsenal. However, only a few seconds later, Frye began to retreat via blasting himself into the air via a column of hot magma. The intense heat was too much for the black needle as it virtually melted away, cutting off the direct energy supply leading to the Council woman. She takes a step back as she watches her opponent disappear into the ash clouds, while unleashing a rain of hellfire down upon them. Saya then looks around at her location. The whole battlefield was falling apart as the rain of lava crashes down onto the rock below, with lava beginning to absorb the said rock as well. It was turning into a crater of its own! It was now high time to leave. But as she prepared to evacuate the area, she suddenly sees Nolan running at her, gleaming with golden ashes swirling around him. For a second, she thought that he was attacking her, perhaps after that event some time ago... but alas it was not the case. The ashes burst from the Ash God Slayer's body, rapidly expanding out into a swirling sphere around the twountil it condensed into a colossal hollow sphere with an incredibly dense outershell. The ashes had leaked into the ground and formed multiple spikes that had braced itself along the walls of the crater so it could not fall. Such impressive magic! It's been a long while since he had fought along side a non-council mage with such brilliant power. She clearly had him underestimated, despite his rather subtle "defeat" against Frye. Still... it was magic she hadn't felt in a rather long time... The sphere took the full brunt of the lava storm and insulated the two mages from the intense heat of the attack. From the inside, all they could hear was the roar pouring down on the shell. A few minutes later, the storm had finally ceased and the ash spehere had begun to do fall apart into streams of ash. As Saya looks around, all she can see is what was left of the battlefield... a scorching-hot, obliterating mess. It was a good thing they were able to finish the battle here and not in a city where innocent bystanders would be harmed. Then she hears whimpering down below her. Saya turns her head down beside her as Nolan was kneeling on the ground, the golden cracks being gone, and even began spitting out blood. The Ash God Slayer was severely injured and exhausted after using that much magic power. It was a rather pitiful sight. As he looks over him, she then looks back on the events that happened in the recent past... The first meeting... where she tried something questionable... And the second... having said event almost been announced... Was she proud of what she did? It's tough to say. But she being powerful and wealthy one would think that she thought barely any of it. She seemed Shameless And if she wanted, she could simply leave him to fend for himself... and perhaps die... keeping the secret closed for good for whatever reason... But that was only just in the back of her mind speaking. Saya slowly takes out a needle from her collection, gleaming brightly as the sun comes through the black clouds. It was her white needle, a needle based off pure light and healing abilities. It's certainly useful in helping mages (and herself) recover quickly from their wounds. She bends down at him, holding the needle gingerly in her right hand as she prepares to inject him with a healing potion. [b]"Hold still."[/b] Saya says as she pricks Nolan's shoulder with the needle. It would spurt no blood, but the initial prick would be slightly painful. Thankfully, Nolan wasn't in for some questionable things, but rather a reward for his incredibly hard work. Soon enough, he would find himself fully healed in just under a few seconds, his strength returning to him bit by bit.