"Now!" The command came from both team leaders at once. [Guard] barriers shimmered into existence just as two blinding slashes of sword-light tore across the swamp. Simultaneously, six crimson streaks plunged from the sky, aiming for the mages’ backs.
Leo swept his arm upward, launching his own [Rend] attack to meet the twin blades of light. The spectral claws disintegrated on impact, but not before dimming the brilliant swords. A second [Rend]