Meruin smiled faintly. "Never explain your abilities to a mage, Tyler. Haven't you heard? A magician never reveals their secrets."

The golden bookmark in her hand was a spell that was given to her as a gift from her Master. It would allow her to use the full potential of her books; as long as she had the energy and stamina, all Meruin had to do was swipe the card through a book and she could use any spell written inside instantly with no chanting time whatsoever - it was basically a magical cheat sheet. And Tyler had given her time to finish casting her mana cycling spell plus her Phoenix Ritual. There was [i]no[/i] stopping her.

Meruin swiped the bookmark through seven books, and the following events happened:

1. A sphere of water expanded outwards in a diameter of 10m with as much force as a steamroller.
2. Large webs of lightning followed afterwards, trailing after the water or snaking upwards.
3. A large hand made of earth grabbed Meruin and concealed her inside, all the while shooting spikes in random directions.
4. Globes of light began appearing on the battle field - magical mines that sapped the energy of whatever came close to it.
5. A large magic circle burst into life above earth where Meruin was shielded, and a golden veil of magic spread over it.
6. Seven wolves made of fire formed a defensive circle around the area, snarling with lava dripping from their fangs.
7. The whole gymnasium began faintly glowing golden.