[ it's instant, after that, for she truly was waiting for shousetsu to give her the signal, to unleash her upon the beast like she'd unleashed her upon her enemies so many times before. it's second nature, and even if by now she knew that she was no longer bound by the red seals once worn by the mage, it seems it would not deter her from obeying shousetsu's whims, her carefully calculated plans.
the floating pieces of her armor light into existence like twin flames above her shoulders, and as she readies her stance, heels planted firmly apart, they push all — on-lookers, those running by in fear, extra help — far away. she raises her sword like a horizon line in front of her, palm touching the flat of the blade, as energy begins to collect around her.
the monster trumpets again, kicking and landing and kicking again; the stomping is disorienting, and its thick foot finally manages to break off some jagged rocks from the barrier, sending them flying. at nearly the same time, the beast puffs up its spear-laden back, as though it means to launch those, too.
rider's armor pieces swing around her, then, deflecting projectiles away from shousetsu and her alone. if any fly past her and into the fleeing audience, she neither notices nor cares.
all the while, ushi gozen continues to collect electricity in a radius, purple sparks condensing into thicker and thicker lines. just another second, now. ]
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[ it's instant, after that, for she truly was waiting for shousetsu to give her the signal, to unleash her upon the beast like she'd unleashed her upon her enemies so many times before. it's second nature, and even if by now she knew that she was no longer bound by the red seals once worn by the mage, it seems it would not deter her from obeying shousetsu's whims, her carefully calculated plans.
the floating pieces of her armor light into existence like twin flames above her shoulders, and as she readies her stance, heels planted firmly apart, they push all — on-lookers, those running by in fear, extra help — far away. she raises her sword like a horizon line in front of her, palm touching the flat of the blade, as energy begins to collect around her.
the monster trumpets again, kicking and landing and kicking again; the stomping is disorienting, and its thick foot finally manages to break off some jagged rocks from the barrier, sending them flying. at nearly the same time, the beast puffs up its spear-laden back, as though it means to launch those, too.
rider's armor pieces swing around her, then, deflecting projectiles away from shousetsu and her alone. if any fly past her and into the fleeing audience, she neither notices nor cares.
all the while, ushi gozen continues to collect electricity in a radius, purple sparks condensing into thicker and thicker lines. just another second, now. ]