The first discharge from the cannons hit the platform with a roar that drowned out the wind, and the entire arena was swallowed by a blinding orange light.
Without giving Finn a single second to process the displacement of air or the heat of the flash, Nova burst forward in a blur of motion that was so fast, it looked like the air itself was being shredded by her passage.
The orange circuits on her skin vibrated with a frequency that made the very atmosphere hum. Behind her, the cannons floating in the air let out a high pitched whine as they drew massive amounts of mana from the white crystal in her chest.
Finn barely had time to bring the iron sword up to a parry position before she was upon him. The impact of her charge sent vibrations through his arms and down into the compacted earth of the platform. Even with his feet rooted to the stone he felt himself slide back an inch as he deflected her strike.
