"Lava Shell!"
The lava pond around Veronica immediately started concentrating with her at the centre. Then it took the shape of a sphere with the lava mage standing inside it. The red hot lava unexpectedly cooled down rapidly due to the ranker's mana interfering in the natural process.
Soon the almost-complete sphere turned charcoal black in shade with bright crimson lines running on its surface like some intricate pattern. This was Veronica's defensive spell: Lava Shell.
Lava Shell required that the caster first cast Lava Pond so that the lava can be moulded into a sphere-shaped shell around the caster. That requirement made it impossible for the caster to use the Lava Shell without casting Lava Pond first.
But Veronica didn't mind that the defensive spell had this requirement. She was used to using Lava Pond all the time. So she was glad that the defensive spell played to her advantage.
