"I am now going to put the barriers in place," Luna told the two contestants. Silver light bounced from her hands to both of them. Thana could feel it pushing through her. Like how tiny particles of dust tumble through the air and eventually settle on surfaces, the silver energy eventually formed protective layers around her vital organs and areas.
If she wanted, she could have tried to resist, and a big part of her wanted to. The memory of having foreign magic in her body was still fresh - would most likely never leave her. With clenched teeth, she just accepted the barrier reinforcing the inner side of her skull. Not like she needed any of this. 'They are supposed to only become active once they are needed,' she thought, 'I don't need them ever… guess I will see how that fuckery works in conjunction in a few moments.'
"I must say, I expected Lydia to fight me," the tone of a bastard sure of his victory, "but this is better."