Different Meteors
Sam and Gran started running with their normal forms. Just like a normal runners using physical runners and after they warmed up a bit, Gran activated her partial shadow elemental fusion for which Sam did the same.
Gran was a surprised a bit. She knew little about Sam. Other than the fact that he is good at formations and good at liquor and wine with some extra high intelligent beasts that could do all kinds of work for him, she doesn't know much about him.
Now seeing shadow element, she was even more surprised.
Both of them started using shadow element and moved like two black snakes in the ground jumping from one place to another with a relative ease.
Sia looked at both of their receding backs and wished that they both would be safe.
Soon as both racers ran for a few hundred meters the meteors started striking. They boulders are almost falling down like raining water.