[ She watches Claire make a dash for it with a smile. There will always be future battles, new obstacles to wield her learned craft when she feels its time. But for now, Himeka will hold the line.
The sound of explosions and scent of ozone permeate the air as she weaves a myriad of spells, plumes of fire intermingled with pillars of ice. Her greatest weakness is that the concentration necessary to cast these spells leaves her stationary for several seconds, but she's used to finding her openings. Narrowly dodging swipes from large limbs. She hedges her bets a little too close for comfort, taking a hit to the gut and subsequent knockback. But in the end, the Hungry Bones leaves with more charred appendages than she does.
The explosions draw closer to where Claire found refuge until they suddenly stop all at once. The forest is quiet, heavy with caution due to the presence of such strange and dangerous beasts. But the sound of footsteps on fallen leaves and soft earth is much too gentle to be that of a hulking creature.
Himeka offers a smile as she rounds to the entrance, hair frazzled and face dirty, a gash in her dress and bruise forming at her stomach, but otherwise hale and whole. ]
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The sound of explosions and scent of ozone permeate the air as she weaves a myriad of spells, plumes of fire intermingled with pillars of ice. Her greatest weakness is that the concentration necessary to cast these spells leaves her stationary for several seconds, but she's used to finding her openings. Narrowly dodging swipes from large limbs. She hedges her bets a little too close for comfort, taking a hit to the gut and subsequent knockback. But in the end, the Hungry Bones leaves with more charred appendages than she does.
The explosions draw closer to where Claire found refuge until they suddenly stop all at once. The forest is quiet, heavy with caution due to the presence of such strange and dangerous beasts. But the sound of footsteps on fallen leaves and soft earth is much too gentle to be that of a hulking creature.
Himeka offers a smile as she rounds to the entrance, hair frazzled and face dirty, a gash in her dress and bruise forming at her stomach, but otherwise hale and whole. ]
I didn't keep you too long, did I?