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Instead the energetic manifestation returned to its user and as it did Timore smiled, bracing himself at which point he hopped back onto the connecting point of the branches, where they formed a 'V' shape one either side of him. He phyiscally watched the place the eagle flew, tracking it through its energies as well. His smiled broadened as it, and its caster, came towards him in sync. However he wasn't able to entirely note the woman's subtle shift of hand and arm till she was much nearer and it was at this point that the invisible threads of essence around him came into action.

Timore grinned as he shifted the energies to his sides, above, near his feet, and behind him, leaving very few of the strands before his form, though some remained. As the woman lunged at him he raised his hand, Metentis in it, and allowed her to strike it. It was comical because as her weapon made contact she'd realize that Metentis was not only composed of a metal-like substance, but that its durability was not something easily bypassed. However, he didn't [i]just[/i] let her strike Metentis, no instead as the knife made contact the formerly straight status of the serpent, suddenly coiled around the weapon's blade, the energy channeled around and through it adhering to the blade at the same time that it made contact with its surface. She wouldn't be able to pull away unless she let go of the weapon.

Then as he figured she'd do, the eagle attempted a second attack, one that he had easily predicted since a two pronged assault was often better than its counterpart.

The joy infused threads struck out at the bird, while others physically manifested as an orangish glow behind Timore, forming a shield. The threads that struck attempted to make contact with the illumin's form and if they did they'd latch onto it, infusing themselves into its form. This wouldn't do much to the eagle, at least not yet, but it might be useful later.

With Metentis' action of curling around her knife being automated by the serpent, this freed Timore up for a third action. As his ring was in hand he moved his foot backwards, shortening the invisible wire of essence that connected it to his blade, thus allowing his blade to fly at her from behind while also strengthening his stance on the tree.