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As she flew through the air Althea was still under the impression that she was dealing with a delirious woman. Her initial words, her false request for help, had shaped Althea’s entire reaction to the situation. 
 
It wasn’t until the woman effortlessly parried Crispin’s ax blow with a spin kick that Althea realized she had made the wrong judgment. She should have gone with her soldier training in the first place, it seemed. However it was the shark grin that actually kicked her into fighting mode. That was incredibly freaky. What kind of person filed their teeth like that, it was absurd. 
 
As the woman lunged for her she grabbed her knife with her left hand and channeled her magic in her right. She thrust up with both, vaguely aiming to stab the woman’s hand as it reached to grab her. At the same time she she closed her eyes and crushed the vile in her right hand.
 
There was a deafening explosion and a brilliant flash of light escaped from her fist as the magnesium and other chemicals reacted with the water in the air, causing a violent exothermic reaction right in front the woman's face. The flash powder detonation was not harmful in a lethal sense, but neither of them would be hearing or seeing anything for some time. Althea’s closed eyes, hood and tinted lenses would protect her slightly but it was still a painful thing to do to herself.
 
She had chosen flash powder because she doubted crisp would be willing to help her if she had used one of her gasses, nor would they be fast enough and there was no way she was using acid this close to herself. She was also hoping her blind stab and gauntleted punch would force the stunned woman off of her.