The solid cobblestones of the marketplace began to flow like liquid while maintaining their essential nature as stone. Elsbeth had invoked the Enigma Protocols—theoretical magical frameworks that most practitioners considered too dangerous to attempt even in controlled conditions.
Angelina found herself standing in a sphere of warped reality where conventional magical principles no longer applied. Her carefully structured spells began to unravel as the constants that governed magical force were rewritten by Elsbeth's enigma field. It was a brilliant tactical manoeuvre—by changing the rules of engagement, Elsbeth had neutralised Angelina's advantage in traditional magical combat.
