Xi stood amongst the burning and crackling flames theri heat now washing over him as he noticed her still have two orbs of fire remain...So she wasn't out of power yet, however Xi could feel his chest throbbing and now was doing his best to focus. Xi leapt back widening the gap between them a little more, just to give himself some time to think about how to continue things, it appeared that she wasn't going to be able to stop herself. Xi shook his head lightly and focused on her. The world slowing and losing it's colour again. Xi took a slow breath and watched her start spinning the two orbs ion a concentric circle. The bright burn of the flames retaining their orange glow, everything but Eva faded from colour. He could feel the adrenaline pumping back out and coursing through him again the pain in his chest began to eas and the lactic acid had begun to build up now, Xi had only a very small chance of getting through this. Xi moved his weight in time with the swirling of the orbs as she called out again that word..."donmai" possibly meaining launch or release. Xi didn't know and he'd figure out later, But shortly after they had been released Xi felt something odd and saw it a gaseous res around them compacting them until "hakin". Xi watched the fiery coating of the two balls strip away and form a condensed blue streak cutting across the air and screaming towards him the tails growing longer by the second, Xi slid back and down to the side completely clearing their range or so he'd thought., No he was wrong the very air around them was sharp and cutting. As Xi cleared it he felt the air slicing and couldn't pull out much further and so he suffered a small cut across his upper left cheekbone. Not deep but definitely scarring. Xi clenched his fist and bre the pain as he rolled over his shoulder to try and get out fo the way as the twin bolts of lightning bore their way deep into the thick wall behind him. Xi remained crouched for a split second too long. And already her twin snakes of flaming vengeance had entrapped him. Ensnaring him in a almost perpetual ring of twirling and twisting fire. Xi started cursing inwardly. and looked aroudn him trying to vy for an exit...There wasn't one...Xi took a slow breath and looked around him at the twirling and encircling fire. So this is where i die huh? ...Well...It's been a good run but...i ain't giving up yet! Xi watched the snakes rear thier heads and pre-pair to smash into him like the walls they were and could become. Xi waited, held and then as they lunged at him he took a swing and then... Poof. The fire vanished and Xi's strike cut nothing but air, he glanced around and the portal on the ground had vanished and the two hunks of charred meat remain ad evalin was on her back. Though that floating orb held as a floating pyramid before him. Now speaking in a common tongue at him.Telling him that the orbs master was no longer able to continue. Xi flexed his fingers and spoke back to the now floating blue orb the world slowly pulling back to colour and the pain in his chest and face now biting at him. Xi felt him self falter a moment before re composing himself. "So you can speak, i was mildly wondering...Also Why the petch didn't you jump in sooner ?" Xi huffed and stepped over to her leaving his still smouldering old cloak behind him before scooping up the childlike evalin over one arm and holding her like a child. Xi lifted up her staff at the seam time in his other hand, the stem of minor blood now clotting across his face a few fallen beads had pooled on the collar of his shirt and wetted his beard. " Is she ok ? I know i almost got roasted like 3 times ther and i thnk you for your help...whatever your name is, but is she alright? This was only meant to be something to test her strength so, that's why I'm concerned." Xi held her on one arm as he carried her and her staff back towards the hostel. |