Luck was with him again as he felt his weapon strike true. The impact was unexpectedly solid and surprise almost made the Tidebreaker hesitate as he realized how well he had managed to score against his opponent. A lifetime of experience came to the forefront of his actions, however, instinct and the bone-deep memory of fights against underwater predators propelling him back into motion even as Noah melted away from his trident.
There was a sense of the spar shifting, turning more serious, and Hadama reacted accordingly as he exhaled and let his eyes close to hear the flow of the slowly rising water and the passage of something large and dangerous through it, however shallow it now was. It was less than a heartbeat, but the water was his domain and he let it move him to meet the incoming threat as he pivoted on the ball of one foot with an economy of motion usually reserved for his Mer-form. Hands slipped and spread wide on the trident's haft as he used it to block the incoming spear, knocking the weapon aside to pass harmlessly through the air as the Tidebreaker stepped forward to attempt to ram his shoulder into his friend's chest and knock him back.
There was a sense of the spar shifting, turning more serious, and Hadama reacted accordingly as he exhaled and let his eyes close to hear the flow of the slowly rising water and the passage of something large and dangerous through it, however shallow it now was. It was less than a heartbeat, but the water was his domain and he let it move him to meet the incoming threat as he pivoted on the ball of one foot with an economy of motion usually reserved for his Mer-form. Hands slipped and spread wide on the trident's haft as he used it to block the incoming spear, knocking the weapon aside to pass harmlessly through the air as the Tidebreaker stepped forward to attempt to ram his shoulder into his friend's chest and knock him back.
