[center][h2][u][b]A Measured Charge[/b][/u][/h2][/center][hr]
Noting his opponent's actions, Raelis felt the slimy substance beneath his armored feet and immediately allowed his armor to open slightly, his talons extending to allow him his own form of traction. In the same moment he began gathering heat energy in his leg armor, though it did not accumulate initially--he would instead wait to unleash it. In the same moment the heat around him rose to 100 degrees and then pulled into his blade as it had before, sitting it at a toasty 200 degrees.

With eight meters between them and both of them moving, Raelis' glowing eyes calculated how fast the man could accelerate verses his own reaction time and speed. He'd need to be wary of any sudden movements. The man was already within his sphere of influence, but he decided to withhold that trick for later. Instead, he directed some of his nanites to form a layer over the surface of his armor and exposed talons. In addition to this, a small portion of nanites clustered around four pieces of Maelstrom, charging them with more electromagnetic energy.

[color=#fff79a][b]"It seems so,"[/b][/color] he replied before he pushed off, accelerating somewhat in a single bound to help close the distance. He wouldn't let this man build up the shroud like he'd seen him do before.