Bane clicked his tongue and rolled his eyes, putting his hands on his hips, and converted all the mana in his body to earth magic. He could sense the violence coming from her stare, but Bane never backed down.
"Because I am the hero, duh."
*Boom!*
A massive explosion of fire magic ripped the ground underneath Bane's feet, sending her flying across the room, and slamming her into a row of racks that held spears and pikes. Bane had only seen the lightning magic spell circle in front of him, not realizing that she had also cast another right below him. Lysia had just pulled the same trick on him as he had pulled on her at the Fiery Dragon when he stole a big bite out of her steak.