[ A pungent, awful odor emanates from the crushed remains of the strange little plant-beasts, but otherwise, they do not retaliate further, apparently easy enough to kill at this tiny size. But the fact that they appeared at all has thrown Ciri into even more of a panic, and she struggles to re-orientate herself and regain control of her racing thoughts, let alone her volatile magic.
Meanwhile, the large insects still swarming and buzzing around, while apparently careful of getting too close to the crater, are growing braver. Two of them swoop in again, divebombing Ciri in tandem from above, and when she quickly raises her blade to fend them off, her bleeding sword arm scatters several more bright red droplets onto the edge of the crater.
Where several new little plantlings emerge, swaying and hissing. Ciri screams, an involuntary, genuinely frightened little yelp, quickly stifled. ]
I know that! [ She staggers further from the crater and the creatures, reaching out for Viktor still stuck on the ground. It's impossible not to notice no creepy little beasties are sprouting at his feet. ]
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Meanwhile, the large insects still swarming and buzzing around, while apparently careful of getting too close to the crater, are growing braver. Two of them swoop in again, divebombing Ciri in tandem from above, and when she quickly raises her blade to fend them off, her bleeding sword arm scatters several more bright red droplets onto the edge of the crater.
Where several new little plantlings emerge, swaying and hissing. Ciri screams, an involuntary, genuinely frightened little yelp, quickly stifled. ]
I know that! [ She staggers further from the crater and the creatures, reaching out for Viktor still stuck on the ground. It's impossible not to notice no creepy little beasties are sprouting at his feet. ]
Take- take my hand.