Oh, Blessed Xoris

Reve looked at the spell Ciaran wielded, 'It is almost like a summon spell, but this is different. It was formed from magi. Thus, it shouldn't be .....'

Without thinking any further, he dashed at the young man but the tail of the whip quickly appeared in his face. It took him his fastest burst of speed before he could break out of the perilous situation. 

Reve flipped sideways and jumped at the nearby trees. Using the trees in his path, he made sure to reduce the extension range of Ciaran's whip.

*Cackle!*

His efforts proved for naught as Ciaran mercilessly broke all the surrounding trees with a single whip slash. Ciaran effectively protected his circle, making sure that there was no way Reve could invade it with only speed. 

Stopping his movement, Reve thought to himself, 'I see….he chose this weapon for this reason. His goal is to keep me at hand's length. I need something special to break this checkmate or els—'