Breaking point (1)

The barrier cracked. 

No matter how much more mana this damned fox supreme could hold, she could never construct a wide-area barrier strong enough to hold against a pinpoint strike from another supreme. Her power… was simply spread too thin to compare with a concentrated attack, even if it was far weaker than the barrier in its entirety. 

The barrier cracked. The whiskers of the opening spread out from the point where Etaria slammed her fist down, only to expand further and further all the way to the point where the structural integrity of this part of the barrier reached its limits, caving in under the mana-filled fists of the princess. 

'It went through!' 

Not having any practical experience of fighting with a fellow supreme, Etaria easily found joy in her accomplishment.