Meruin was shocked! She should have disguised her magic more carefully. Still, what was done was done, and now Tyler was after her and -

[i]Goodness that's a lot of electricity[/i] thought Meruin. Strangely enough though, she didn't feel at all panicky. In fact she was beginning to feel quite . . . exhilarated. It was an entirely new feeling to her, especially in the middle of a fight, but she had to admit, she didn't dislike it. Meruin wanted to feel more of this. Even more, she had a revelation that she could have won so [i]easily[/i]had she simply did a few things different, but even as she berated herself, she could feel her mouth pull upwards in a feral smirk - another completely new expression for the normally stoic girl.

As the lightning arced towards her, she closed her eyes to allow herself a brief moment of concentration. All of a sudden, something sparked within her, a sudden, brilliant light of insight and suddenly . . . 

"Saint Pillar," she declared, swiping a card through another book. The ground below them rumbled, then in a second, seven steel pillars the size of oak tree's floated around Meruin. She waved her hand towards Tyler, and they shot towards him like missile's. As they passed the lightning/water attacks, the magic around them faded and broke.