She was too fast, and he had to force the ground to move faster, and split toward him like the crevice torn by an earthquake. It was loud, and it also meant that he didn't have time to react to her charging him other than bring his staff forward at the last moment.

She hit him like a ton of bricks and then he felt the earth split beneath him, losing his footing and tumbling backwards as the ground threatened to swallow them up.