Ziann was staring down a Dragon. What was he thinking? Nothing very wise, that was for sure. As he looked at the creature probably five times his size and twenty times his weight, he regretted getting involved. Sure, he had acquaintances here, but were they really worth dying for? Not really, but here he was facing a beast of legend and having no back up, it seemed. The Dragon roared again, threateningly, and Ziann just grit his teeth and advanced forwards more. Maw open, the monster inhaled and for a split second Ziann could see the innards that were generating raw lightning inside. He was about to be blasted to kingdom come if he didn't react quickly.
"Wind Make: Spring!" Ring finger pressed to his palm in his signature casting form, a weak magic circle appeared around his hand as raw mana became solid air. He threw the little ball to the ground, stepped on it, and then used it to jump five meters into the air. The Dragon seemed to calculate its angle for attack based on a normal jump (this time, at least) so Ziann's surprise high jump barely dodged the massive blast that struck the hill behind the mage and sent rocks, grass, and dirt flying everywhere. The blast was large enough to completely decimate the hill, something that Ziann knew he could not afford to be struck by full force.
In the air still, Ziann took his opportunity to fire a spell off as well.
"Wind Make: Gust!" Skipping his paltry D rank projectile, Ziann threw a C rank spell using the motion of his whole arm to build up wind as he moved. The larger magic circle from the Spring was a key indicator that he was using a more advanced technique, but even still the blast barely shook the Dragon. It hit it in the side and it just sort of shrugged it off. It was more durable than that, for sure. Ziann landed safely and the Spring dissipated harmlessly allowing him to suffer no injury from jumping so high, but he chose to duck and roll as he landed to try and avoid any follow up attacks from the dragon.
He ended up just looking silly and getting his cloak all dirty. Brushing himself off, Ziann assessed the area. He was now much closer to the Dragon, but not yet close enough to use his Dagger or Sword Spells, though his Whip spell could hit from here. Breathing more heavily now than he was before, he took a moment to pause before attacking again. The Dragon was charging up another blast and he wouldn't be able to dodge this one. He'd have to block it.
"Wind Make: Targe!" Sliding his right hand in signature casting form down his left arm, he gathered enough Wind to form a C ranked shield half a meter in diameter along the limb.
When the Dragon spewed lightning again, Ziann was ready for it, feet firmly planted in the ground. Still, his shield was blasted away and he was knocked over by the attack, little arcs of electricity burning holes in his clothes. He looked panicked for a moment before realizing that his cloak looked more or less okay. Standing up wearily, Ziann knew he had few options left to use and he had used up most of his strongest spells right off the bat...
382/500 Mana
-28 Spring (-10% from INT, +20% from Inferior Spell Type)
-45 Gust (-10% from INT)
-45 Targe (-10% from INT)
522+567=1089/2000 WC
- Spells Used:
Name: Wind Make: Spring
Rank: D
Mana Cost: 25
Requirements: Wind Make Magic
Type: Supplementary
Element: Wind
Range: Touch
Cooldown: 1 Posts
Duration: Instant
Effect: Ziann conjures a ball of wind and throws it at the ground. He then jumps onto it and uses it to jump higher than he could normally jump, up to 5 meters in height. The ball remains with him and lets him land safely upon hitting the ground, at which point it disperses harmlessly.
Name: Wind Make: Gust
Rank: C
Mana Cost: 50
Requirements: Wind Make Magic
Type: Offensive
Element: Wind
Range: 10 Meters
Cooldown: 2 Posts
Duration: Instant
Effect: Ziann conjures a larger ball of wind and hurls it in a straight trajectory at a single target up to 10 meters away. It is 0.5 meters in Diameter and deals C-rank damage.
Name: Wind Make: Targe
Rank: C
Mana Cost: 50
Requirements: Wind Make Magic
Type: Defensive
Element: Wind
Range: Touch
Cooldown: 2 Posts
Duration: Sustain
Effect: Ziann drags one of his hands down the opposite arm and conjures a medium shield of wind. It has a 0.5 meter diameter size and can block up to B-rank damage before dispersing.