[center][h2][color=ed1c24]Yzeira Yezia[/color][/h2]
[sub]Eldritch IV - Mess Hall[/sub][/center]
[@Lmpkio][@Archmage MC]
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	A near miss, no good. The bolt of energy shot past Bayonetta, tearing into the far wall. The compact structure melted away like butter as the high-intensity bolt ripped away its foundation and left naught but a streak of smoothed stone in its terrifying wake. Yzeira caught MC spouting even more nonsensical garbage in his direction, much like the clownish speedster, but kept his focus on Bayonetta as she mocked the speed of his magic. Feh, speed wasn't everything. Agility and trickery were more powerful than anything, if use appropriately with satisfactory resources at your disposal, and fortunately for Yzeira, he was far from lacking.

	As Bayonetta bounced around, attempting to trick his eyes no doubt, Yzeira kept tabs on her maneuvers and coated his right hand in a thick film of liquid. With the time she'd wasted trying to complicate her approach, He'd gathered more than enough matter to react accordingly. Yzeira raised his hand in timing with Bayonetta's movements, holding it in front of his chest, palm-outward. Without warning however, her body reached a new speed entirely. Where did that come from? Yzeira tried to adjust for the change, but by the time she was in front of him to attack, he wasn't able to counter with a lethal spell like he'd initially planned. Blast it all. One of the six orbs still surrounding him shifted into a spike from Bayonetta's left as she dashed through the air to strike with her foot elongated. The spike was aimed for her abdomen from below, and used her trajectory against her, aimed to shoot the umbra witch right out of the air with a single precise blow capable of stopping her momentum in its entirety. Still cautious of a follow up, Yzeira used the energy he'd gathered in his right hand to project a thin barrier to prevent any bullet arts from sneaking past his defense. It was created using the same theory as his previous barrier, conserving energy as to prevent projectiles from striking him directly, but he served little use in projecting from larger entities, like Bayonetta herself, and by extension, her [i]foot[/i]. 

	It was a solid strategy, for the moment. If Bayonetta's momentum continued, her body would be subject to significant harm. Yzeira accounted for her bullet arts as well. But what else did she have in her repertoire of abilities? Time could only tell.