He hadn't expected it to be so damned fast.
Ronin barely had time to register that the sleeve of his coat was fizzing and corroding (and that his arm beneath hurt - a lot) when the thing came at him with a speed that figuratively and literally took his breath away. He blocked the monster's path to Roana and had just enough sense to brace for impact, not that it made a blind bit of difference. Ronin's scream was cut off by a mix of shock and the air leaving his lungs, the ex-captain grappling fruitlessly with the creature that was trying to tear a large and important chunk out of him.
Ashetta came to his rescue not a moment too soon. Ronin rolled away, failed to rise to his feet on his first attempt and just about managed it on the second. His right arm hung limp at his side and he realised belatedly just how blurred his vision was, along with a not-so-great tightness in his chest. Pressing his free hand to his shoulder to try and stem the bleeding, he backed up a few paces towards Roana.
"Run..." he managed, fighting to raise his voice as best he could. He was no fool - he and Roana could take a beating, and this thing had ruined them. Ashe might be able to cage it, but they didn't know how long that would be for. And if it escaped... it was better not to think about it.
"We need to run," he repeated, though damn it - he wouldn't leave without them. They all left, or they all stayed.
Ronin barely had time to register that the sleeve of his coat was fizzing and corroding (and that his arm beneath hurt - a lot) when the thing came at him with a speed that figuratively and literally took his breath away. He blocked the monster's path to Roana and had just enough sense to brace for impact, not that it made a blind bit of difference. Ronin's scream was cut off by a mix of shock and the air leaving his lungs, the ex-captain grappling fruitlessly with the creature that was trying to tear a large and important chunk out of him.
Ashetta came to his rescue not a moment too soon. Ronin rolled away, failed to rise to his feet on his first attempt and just about managed it on the second. His right arm hung limp at his side and he realised belatedly just how blurred his vision was, along with a not-so-great tightness in his chest. Pressing his free hand to his shoulder to try and stem the bleeding, he backed up a few paces towards Roana.
"Run..." he managed, fighting to raise his voice as best he could. He was no fool - he and Roana could take a beating, and this thing had ruined them. Ashe might be able to cage it, but they didn't know how long that would be for. And if it escaped... it was better not to think about it.
"We need to run," he repeated, though damn it - he wouldn't leave without them. They all left, or they all stayed.
