Combat

James – POV

I took Alice's magical stone, able to detect her energy and open a teleportation portal. I landed on solid ground to find Jeffrey cradling an unconscious Alice in his arms. Surprise washed over his face at my sudden appearance.

"How did you find me?" Jeffrey queried, his voice menacing despite a notable lack of confidence. As I took a step toward him, he hastily created a magical barrier to open a teleportation portal of his own. However, I shattered his barrier with a solid punch before he could escape. The barrier cracked open, luckily without any humans in the vicinity that could have been harmed by the magic.

I freed Alice from Jeffrey's grasp with a spell, and she floated mid-air. Jeffrey retaliated with a lightning spell, which I evaded, then landed a solid punch on his face, sending him stumbling backward. Jeffrey blocked my next move, a kick to his stomach, with a power shield. Unfazed, I retaliated with a powerful blow using my hands coated in dark magic, intendin