Talk:Aurora Borealis/@comment-25152698-20160512144658/@comment-25152698-20160513021155

He's basically saying that he will be an obstacle in her path, one that she must learn to surpass. A milestone for her to achieve; a way for her to test her strength.

And yes, creating the spikes was all he really did in this post aside from the dialogue (Hayashi would be layers beneath the spikes, so they should not be affecting him).