Zelriane's strike was so sudden that it knocked Oz off balance in addition to causing a nasty bruise on his bare back even through his shield. A normal man would have easily been crippled for life. Or dead. Oz gasped as he stumbled forward but caught himself from falling. The speed wasn't so shocking at this point but it was effective and proved Zelriane didn't need to rely on his agoniki to disable tough targets. [color=violet][i]I can't think of any way to predict that fluid of speed, let alone match it.[/i][/color] But there was still a way and he wanted to use anything but it.

	Oz gripped his fist tightly, the shield around him started to slowly expand outward as ribbons of energy lapped up out of it in marbled patterns. They had their own sharpness to them. Once the shield reached an appropriate size it stopped expanding and the marble patterns moved in more intensity around it. He had his doubts it would stop Zelriane but it may at least prove damaging to strike him.