Wild though it was, Kel's strike connected and bought him the time he needed to recover from the previous blow to his head. Shaking off the momentary dizziness he set himself more warily, hands back up in guard and watching his Fae opponent with wary amber eyes.
He wasn't prepared for a magical assault. The young hunter didn't even realize it was magic at first, worried that her kick had done more damage than he realized as a ringing suddenly erupted in his ear. He wasn't seasoned enough to shrug it off, instead tilting his head to the right and pressing his hand to it with a wince.
But his opponent was already in motion, not pausing in her assault. With her wings he'd expected her to stay high, and was unprepared for her going low. Her sweep connected and the shock ran up his legs, buckling him at the knees as he yelped again and windmilled to try and catch his balance. He fell but rolled, tucking his shoulder and popping up to a half-kneeling position as he lashed out with his own wind magic - a blustery little breeze that would puff some of the grit from the ring's floor towards Alina's eyes if she got too close.
He wasn't prepared for a magical assault. The young hunter didn't even realize it was magic at first, worried that her kick had done more damage than he realized as a ringing suddenly erupted in his ear. He wasn't seasoned enough to shrug it off, instead tilting his head to the right and pressing his hand to it with a wince.
But his opponent was already in motion, not pausing in her assault. With her wings he'd expected her to stay high, and was unprepared for her going low. Her sweep connected and the shock ran up his legs, buckling him at the knees as he yelped again and windmilled to try and catch his balance. He fell but rolled, tucking his shoulder and popping up to a half-kneeling position as he lashed out with his own wind magic - a blustery little breeze that would puff some of the grit from the ring's floor towards Alina's eyes if she got too close.
