Hadama inclined his head in gratitude to Evie's support. Though he wasn't proud of succumbing to the compulsion he had done his best to fight it. It hadn't been enough this time, but he had nothing to regret in his attempt, and his friend's praise was welcome - especially since she had undergone the same trial and knew what he had faced.
The lesson continued and it was well that he and Evie were both capable of great endurance. He remained beside the dock as she joined him and he nodded in understanding of what the headmistress proposed. As he had done in their previous training he lifted himself up on a small column of water so he could better stand - or rather, swim - beside his friend as the challenge began.
Fire. His unnatural fascination with the element made the decision for whether to go with offense or defense an easy one. "I will protect," he rumbled to Evie as the ocean swirled up around them. The water spun swiftly so that they were in the calm, dry eye of a vortex. Even if the fire struck one area the moving water would immediately cover any hole it turned to steam, reinforcing itself. The barrier was clear enough that they could still see Hotaru and her fireballs through it, albeit blurred.
Hadama defends with a water vortex
The lesson continued and it was well that he and Evie were both capable of great endurance. He remained beside the dock as she joined him and he nodded in understanding of what the headmistress proposed. As he had done in their previous training he lifted himself up on a small column of water so he could better stand - or rather, swim - beside his friend as the challenge began.
Fire. His unnatural fascination with the element made the decision for whether to go with offense or defense an easy one. "I will protect," he rumbled to Evie as the ocean swirled up around them. The water spun swiftly so that they were in the calm, dry eye of a vortex. Even if the fire struck one area the moving water would immediately cover any hole it turned to steam, reinforcing itself. The barrier was clear enough that they could still see Hotaru and her fireballs through it, albeit blurred.
Hadama defends with a water vortex
