Walter had remained at his original position a fair distance from the creature's emergence. It was there that he began preparing an eres after Johnny's preemptive attack, his fingernails glowing and a purplish glyph appearing under his feet as he cast:
"Slash the enemy with a sword of lightning – Thunder Blade!"
Tellingly, a sword of lightning emerged from the ground and swung to the side, cutting through the creature's watery membrane and making contact with the icy coat of its core before dissipating. The water, too, conducted some of the magic's current, and when all was done there sounded a faint but satisfactory crack.
It was still far from finishing the job.
The creature reared back with a reverberating cry, then struck hard ahead, using the momentum of its swing to hit, and, failing that, tackle its nearest target with its massive body. It was a fierce move, meant to compensate for the distance Johnny had created between itself and its foes.
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"Slash the enemy with a sword of lightning – Thunder Blade!"
Tellingly, a sword of lightning emerged from the ground and swung to the side, cutting through the creature's watery membrane and making contact with the icy coat of its core before dissipating. The water, too, conducted some of the magic's current, and when all was done there sounded a faint but satisfactory crack.
It was still far from finishing the job.
The creature reared back with a reverberating cry, then struck hard ahead, using the momentum of its swing to hit, and, failing that, tackle its nearest target with its massive body. It was a fierce move, meant to compensate for the distance Johnny had created between itself and its foes.