For a fleeting moment, Maruki’s face twisted in annoyance, as if grappling with the absurdity of the situation. “Oh, come on!” he muttered under his breath before snapping back into focus and shifting away- now going around the hovering golden ribbon almost like a pendulum swinging on a common axis as the attack aside from knocking away the sense in his head, also knocks his glasses away. He snaps his fingers as a tentacle shoots and grabs the floating spectacles- now resting it back on the bridge of his nose with deadly efficiency.
Tentacles lashed out from his back in a synchronized assault, reaching for Kou with serpentine precision. They grasped the claymore first, wrapping tightly around its blade and handle. More snaked toward Kou’s arms, binding them with a vice-like grip as they wrestled against his strength. Another set latched onto his hands, forcing the weapon away from its deadly trajectory.
Maruki, struggling to stay steady, staggered back, visibly disoriented as he tried to catch his breath. But then he saw Kou’s foot moving closer, still fighting through the barrage of tentacles. With a frustrated growl, he gritted his teeth and thrust a tentacle toward Kou’s leg, yanking it with a ferocity that left them both unbalanced.
“STAY AWAY!” Maruki shouted, his voice cracking with a mix of desperation and exasperation as he swung his arm—and Kou—toward the waiting Fafnir.
The Shadow, perched on its platform with glowing eyes and smoldering scales, let out a guttural roar. It reared back, claws sparking with charged energy, and lunged forward, its massive form bearing down on the airborne Kou as Maruki tried to compose himself, hand clutching his chest as he muttered to himself.
"This...is getting out of hand."
"FAFNIR!!"
Gigantomachia!
The cry came as a thunderous roar, and with it, Fafnir leapt into action, its massive form lunging upward toward Kou. Fafnir brought its claws down in a savage arc aimed directly at Kou’s airborne form. The sheer weight and force of the attack threatened to crush him, the spiraling energy expanding outward in a shockwave that cracked the golden platforms below and sent ripples across the Lab.
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For a fleeting moment, Maruki’s face twisted in annoyance, as if grappling with the absurdity of the situation. “Oh, come on!” he muttered under his breath before snapping back into focus and shifting away- now going around the hovering golden ribbon almost like a pendulum swinging on a common axis as the attack aside from knocking away the sense in his head, also knocks his glasses away. He snaps his fingers as a tentacle shoots and grabs the floating spectacles- now resting it back on the bridge of his nose with deadly efficiency.
Tentacles lashed out from his back in a synchronized assault, reaching for Kou with serpentine precision. They grasped the claymore first, wrapping tightly around its blade and handle. More snaked toward Kou’s arms, binding them with a vice-like grip as they wrestled against his strength. Another set latched onto his hands, forcing the weapon away from its deadly trajectory.
Maruki, struggling to stay steady, staggered back, visibly disoriented as he tried to catch his breath. But then he saw Kou’s foot moving closer, still fighting through the barrage of tentacles. With a frustrated growl, he gritted his teeth and thrust a tentacle toward Kou’s leg, yanking it with a ferocity that left them both unbalanced.
“STAY AWAY!” Maruki shouted, his voice cracking with a mix of desperation and exasperation as he swung his arm—and Kou—toward the waiting Fafnir.
The Shadow, perched on its platform with glowing eyes and smoldering scales, let out a guttural roar. It reared back, claws sparking with charged energy, and lunged forward, its massive form bearing down on the airborne Kou as Maruki tried to compose himself, hand clutching his chest as he muttered to himself.
"This...is getting out of hand."
"FAFNIR!!"
The cry came as a thunderous roar, and with it, Fafnir leapt into action, its massive form lunging upward toward Kou. Fafnir brought its claws down in a savage arc aimed directly at Kou’s airborne form. The sheer weight and force of the attack threatened to crush him, the spiraling energy expanding outward in a shockwave that cracked the golden platforms below and sent ripples across the Lab.