Hels had never been among Hadama's favorite creatures. Their cousins, the humble seagulls, might be joining them towards the bottom of his list after today. For a brief moment their wings cleared, giving him a clear look at Sohalia - closer than he had realized, but already moving again - and then the swirl of feathered bodies became blinding once more.
Only this time it was also deafening as raucous screeching filled his ears.
If he had been more ruthless, more willing to harm the innocent birds, he might have had less trouble... but he chose to give the Luminary the benefit of the doubt. Chose to assume that she had selected this gambit because she knew that he would not sacrifice her pawns. A final Gravity Spike was summoned and loosed in the last direction he had seen her moving, a blind attempt at best, before he retreated from the feisty flock.
"I yield," he called, his deep voice raised to cut through the cacophony.
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Only this time it was also deafening as raucous screeching filled his ears.
If he had been more ruthless, more willing to harm the innocent birds, he might have had less trouble... but he chose to give the Luminary the benefit of the doubt. Chose to assume that she had selected this gambit because she knew that he would not sacrifice her pawns. A final Gravity Spike was summoned and loosed in the last direction he had seen her moving, a blind attempt at best, before he retreated from the feisty flock.
"I yield," he called, his deep voice raised to cut through the cacophony.
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