Astral leaped, twisting out of the way of the beasts claws as she sent out an Inferno Blast, one of the new battle spells she had learned. Screeching, the Manticore spun in a circle, trying to put the fire out.
With it out of the way, Astral teleported behind two timberwolves and telekentically threw them into the trees, where the evaporated into splinters. As this happened, she summoned Aegis and with a loud crack sent it through the Chimera's heads. Though it was behind her, she could hear the sound of it falling to the ground, and she had to smile.
What a way to work off some of this frustration.
After trying to go to the Tree of Harmony and failing, Astral had found her magic spiking once more. The pain now extended to headaches that made the edges of her vision blur and her stomach turn.
She needed to find some way of getting some of the power out, and this seemed like the most reasonable. The battle spells were fairly easy actually, much easier than the Advanced Spells, and they used up a lot of magical energy.
Snapping out of her thoughts, she jumped, growing wings midair to give her more lift as she leaped over a cockatrice, landing on a flat shield she had placed midair and severing it's neck like a chicken.
Finally she stood, alone, in that area of the forest, a feral grin on her face. She had done it! She had taken on creatures most ponies blanch at, and won!
With a little more practice, she was sure she would be ready to take down the Princesses!