[center][h1][color=red]Archer[/color][/h1][/center] [center][color=red]Dialogue Styling Red[/color] | [color=red][i]Thought Styling Red Italics[/i][/color][/center] [hr] Archer was suitably impressed by not only Lancer's speed, but her resourcefulness. As her polearm sailed toward him thanks to a preternaturally powerful throw it was easy enough for the floating warrior to simply dip aside of the weapon's path on an eddy of wind as he continued onward and away, though the evasion did slow his retreat as she'd hoped. More interesting was the fiery display she'd used to destroy his arrows, by the looks of it some kind of writing-based magic. She possessed quite a versatile skill, it seemed. As her axe-headed spear disappeared from his peripheral vision, Archer nocked three arrows to his bowstring, preparing for her renewed attack against him. She leaped not directly at him as she'd done before, but high into the cloud cover, perhaps counting on that to conceal her from view for a surprise attack. [center][b]Clairvoyance: B[/b][/center] However, she was mistaken if she thought simple clouds were enough to conceal her from the eyes of a true archer! Though he feigned confusion, looking wildly about for her and occasionally twisting his bow about as if searching for a target, he kept her firmly in his peripheral vision at all times. When he saw the brief fraction of a moment where her momentum changed and reversed, Archer's path suddenly curved aside in a sharp roll and he drew back and released all three arrows. One of the missiles drove straight forward as the others curved sharply into a pincer pattern from above and below, meaning to converge where he judged she would be and strike from three different angles. [color=red]"Don't underestimate a marksman's eyes or else your speed will only bring you to the underworld more quickly!"[/color] Lancer was astoundingly fast, it was true, perhaps even a bit faster than the wind on which Archer rode. But so long as his keen eyesight enabled him to aim where she was going to be instead of where she was, he could still strike her no matter her speed. He was confident he could avoid another falcon-like dive. Ride The Wind seemed to be more maneuverable than her own technique if his eyes judged rightly. On the other hand, he was no longer certain he could defeat the warrior woman through direct battle without using his true strength. [color=red][i]A shame to kill off one so interesting so early on, though I shan't be picky! But if I can only slip away and survive, I should still have something interesting to report to my lunatic Master. it's really been some time since I had this much excitement..."[/i][/color] [center][@Feyblue][/center]