"Different spell. Injures the enemy without killing them, though it does quite a bit of damage if they're completely healthy." His arms around her and his fingers on her forearms gave her goosebumps, and she chuckled. "Wonder if I could do that while you're distracting me."
She tried, focusing hard to not let the spell get out of control. The goal was to cast it enough to enjoy the odd beauty of the spell, the flickering purple core at the heart of the blackness.