[To call Zack's fighting ability "impressive" seems like an understatement, watching him move with such ease and energy. The way he comes alive during the fight reminds her of Yuri, especially since Zack himself isn't human in form. And especially once he starts taunting. It's easy to fall into old patterns alongside him, which is to their benefit in a fight like this. They should have started working together like this sooner.
(She'll take the time to miss Yuri in response to this reminder of him later, when she can do so safely.)
Zack has the three former-deer under control, so Alice turns her attention on the rustle she hears behind her. She hardly has time to ready a spell when out comes a hulking, bloated creature that she thinks may have once been a bear. Larger and more dangerous, but also much more slowed down by the infection that's causing it to rot apart.
Alice takes a few steps back and looses the spell, an explosion of light whose epicenter she focuses at the bear's feet. It roars--as much as it can with half-corroded vocal chords--and falls to the ground in a grotesque pool of its own ichor, some of which splatters onto Alice. Unfazed, she quickly follows the explosion up with a more targeted spell (the same she used on the doe) through its skull to ensure it doesn't get up.]
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(She'll take the time to miss Yuri in response to this reminder of him later, when she can do so safely.)
Zack has the three former-deer under control, so Alice turns her attention on the rustle she hears behind her. She hardly has time to ready a spell when out comes a hulking, bloated creature that she thinks may have once been a bear. Larger and more dangerous, but also much more slowed down by the infection that's causing it to rot apart.
Alice takes a few steps back and looses the spell, an explosion of light whose epicenter she focuses at the bear's feet. It roars--as much as it can with half-corroded vocal chords--and falls to the ground in a grotesque pool of its own ichor, some of which splatters onto Alice. Unfazed, she quickly follows the explosion up with a more targeted spell (the same she used on the doe) through its skull to ensure it doesn't get up.]