The rock giant's massive fist slammed into the ground, and Alex quickly dodged. She felt the ground beneath her feet soften, as if quicksand was trying to devour her.
Alex immediately decided to fly into the sky, but the surrounding soil and rocks shot up, enveloping her entirely.
The soft soil turned into hard rock. Just as Gareth thought this move would be enough to subdue Alex, the rock pillar trapping her exploded.
Alex had disappeared, merging with the flames and the fiery creature behind her.
The flames within her domain continued to pour into the creature, making it grow larger until it matched the rock giant in size.
Gareth was stunned. He had studied magic for decades and had never seen fire magic used this way. This was clearly an earth magic technique.
The flame giant punched the rock giant, melting the surrounding rocks into lava, resembling blood from a wound.