[b]OOC info: Sa'Saori moving and using magic without either Focus or Componentless, would have made her spell fizzle (I'm waiving this penalty). Since we don't work with reactions or prepared actions in IH, her 3rd action is a miss.[/b]

Sa’Saori’s fireball bloomed across the right side of the arena in a fierce wash of heat and light, but the constructs answered with practiced precision. Guardian Two met the spell behind its shimmering ward, the barrier flashing bright as it swallowed the brunt of the blast without leaving so much as a scorch upon its lacquered frame. Guardian Four moved at the instant of detonation, slipping clear along the outer ring with mechanical grace before the flames could properly catch it.

The guardians adjusted as one. Guardian One advanced toward the southern half of the central floor, while Guardian Three shifted to hold the left side of the arena. Guardian Four angled along the outer edge, its attention turning sharply toward Alicia’s position near the pylon. Guardian Two closed on Sa’Saori directly, its forearm blade extending in a clean arc of condensed light as it drew back for a strike. [b][Incoming 2d4-1 (meaning I will roll 2 dices of 1-to-4 and subtract 1 from the result) against Sa'Saori][/b]

At the pylon, Alicia found more than decoration. Beneath the crystal crown, threads of mana coursed through layered runes and sank into the glowing channels beneath the floor. The structure was not commanding the constructs outright, but it was tied to the arena’s enchantments. Its signature pulsed in rhythm with the ward that had protected Guardian Two, and the flow briefly intensified whenever one of the guardians crossed near a pylon or along the adjoining light-veins.

There were seams in the enchantment, too. Several small sigils near the base flared and dimmed in sequence, suggesting the pylon’s output could be disrupted, redirected, or perhaps temporarily suppressed with the right interference.