His trident was blocked but his wave struck true and Hadama's eyes glinted in satisfaction at a well-struck blow. Noah might not have come all the way down, but his position looked less stable than it had before and his weapon was being used to support his weight instead of endangering the mermanta. It was a good time to land a more solid strike and Hadama raised his trident again for a follow-up attack as the stag manifested. It hardly seemed like a threat, landbound creature that it was, and the King paid it no heed--
Which was clearly a mistake.
He was unprepared for the summoned spirit's ability to run across the water and he was forced to abandon his attack in order to meet the sunlit creature's charge, twisting his grip on his trident with both hands as he interposed it between himself and the antlers just in time. A grunt of effort escaped as muscles bunched and strained to hold the beast at bay. Nevertheless, he was pushed back through the water a ways before he brought a battering column of water up to crash towards the stag's belly and attempt to lift and fling it up and away.
Which was clearly a mistake.
He was unprepared for the summoned spirit's ability to run across the water and he was forced to abandon his attack in order to meet the sunlit creature's charge, twisting his grip on his trident with both hands as he interposed it between himself and the antlers just in time. A grunt of effort escaped as muscles bunched and strained to hold the beast at bay. Nevertheless, he was pushed back through the water a ways before he brought a battering column of water up to crash towards the stag's belly and attempt to lift and fling it up and away.
