His copy was blown backward with the force of the talismans, and Matt nearly lost his grip on his sword as it reverberated with the explosion. His reflection, meanwhile, broke through Matt’s spatial lock even as he flew backward, activating a talisman array of his own and several self-buffing talismans to match Matt’s own preparations.
A familiar pattern of swords rained from the sky as space was locked once more.
The twin jumped forward, and Matt was forced to redirect his mana to his self-buffs to escape. He danced to the side, slipping through a small gap in the swords around him to avoid a [Mana Charge] from his copy, and followed up with a [Fire Bolt]. The copy grabbed one of the falling swords and jerked it into the path of the skill, weakening the projectile enough that it splashe
