[center][h2]Damian Gerard|Mount Hakobe[/h2][/center]

Damian didn't have time to figure out who'd been flying over head, though he could figure it out since no one else went that way but Zenoram. Instead he focused on the fight in front of him. [color=FireBrick][i]Right, so she uses dark magic. Wish we'd brought our resident Paladin along almost.[/i][/color] He waited until the last possible moment, when the spell was undoubtedly about to connect. [color=FireBrick]"Blade Shield!"[/color] The normally orbiting blades all formed in front of him, spinning one in front of the other. As the blast connects with the first one, it holds and then shatters, repeating until the blast reaches the last one with significantly less power. The blast disperses first, then the final shield blade shatters. By that point he was closing with the female wizard again, her help scattering when they realize she didn't care if they got caught in the cross fire.

As he reached her, Damian swings wide with both blades, forcing her closer to him. Pivoting, he rams his elbow into her gut and then pivots again, dulling the blades and bringing them across her chest. While there were no cuts, she would find that breathing was a lot less comfortable all of a sudden. Sharpening the edges once more, he unleashes an Illusion Strike on her, two more blades striking separately from where he did to keep her on edge and unable to effectively throw another blast spell. Near the end, he spun away and unleashed a Six Blade Strike, the ethereal blades striking from six different directions.