The mershark might have been grumbly but they had already begun making progress. Hadama suspected that Kaiden wouldn't be happy unless that progress was instantaneous rather than incremental, but they were already learning how to harness their magic in ways that might someday save their life. It was enough to make the training worthwhile and he encouraged his young friend to keep trying.
The second attempt was a marked improvement and the Tidebreaker watched intently as the spiral formed again. This time it maintained its shape and momentum, even if it needed a little push from its maker to get underway. Excellent, he praised, though he didn't brace himself for the impact. Instead he froze a thin section of seawater in front of himself as a shield, one that cracked into several satisfying sections as the water-torpedo struck it and dissipated.
Can you focus it for defense? The hippocampus's emerald eyes gleamed in the starlit swirl around him, a pair of icy spheres taking shape in the water near his head. They weren't solid all the way through, but Kaiden wouldn't know that unless one successfully struck them. Hadama moved back a little ways - giving Kaiden more time to react - and then sent one of the spheres moving on a slow but steady straight line right for their chest.
The second attempt was a marked improvement and the Tidebreaker watched intently as the spiral formed again. This time it maintained its shape and momentum, even if it needed a little push from its maker to get underway. Excellent, he praised, though he didn't brace himself for the impact. Instead he froze a thin section of seawater in front of himself as a shield, one that cracked into several satisfying sections as the water-torpedo struck it and dissipated.
Can you focus it for defense? The hippocampus's emerald eyes gleamed in the starlit swirl around him, a pair of icy spheres taking shape in the water near his head. They weren't solid all the way through, but Kaiden wouldn't know that unless one successfully struck them. Hadama moved back a little ways - giving Kaiden more time to react - and then sent one of the spheres moving on a slow but steady straight line right for their chest.
