He nodded in understanding slightly, before backing off a step, arms weaving in a quick but complex spell. "Fair enough. LETS TAKE IT UP ANOTHER NOTCH!"<br/><br/>He finished the spell, and dropped into a ready stance, left shoulder toward Verdelet, left hand over the right hand in front of his chest, and energy gathering quickly in the space between the two. Verdelet might recognize the power levels as being comparable to the one the materialized beyonder had used during his fight with it, but he was building the energy up far faster than what should be possible, though if she could see the weave of magicks about him, she would realize he was actually gathering the energy at about the same pace, just in a bubble of faster time. He finished gathering the energy as Verdelet finished with hers and grinned as she turned toward him, both of them planning to unleash their spells point blank into the other. He idly calculated likely damage, and came up with a number in excess of four planes worth of material. He grinned at her, a thought crossing to her.<em>That it? This is as high as we go?"</em><br/><br/>He began unleashing the energy toward Verdelet, both of them immobilized by the sheer power they were handling. He brought his hands forward, the wrists coming together, arms straight, palms nearly in a straight line, fingers spread to help focus the energy further. "<strong>HADOUKEN!</strong>"