[color=0072bc][b]"Bark, and your master says heel."[/b][/color] Bruce's chain, still pinned in the ground, retracted and yanked both him and his platform downward, though the energy from Zelriane's attack still singed his robe at the shoulder. He stomped forward as the chain loosened again, kicking up a blast of Jeff's wind behind him where Zelriane had been as he moved toward Rajaka, though Bruce still didn't really regard him. [color=0072bc][b]"You heel, and your master says attack."[/b][/color] Bruce tilted the platform, performing a U-turn in midair. He sheathed his blade, his right hand hovering just millimeters from the hilt. [color=0072bc][b]"You attack, and your master says whimper."[/b][/color] Bruce's gravelly voice had dropped in volume, just loud enough for Rajaka to hear, but his tone came off as though he were muttering to himself. For half an instant, the gleam of his blade was visible as he gripped the hilt. Another strand of chain shot up from the network lining the ground, leading Bruce's path such that when he was immediately above it, it multiplied into dozens more that formed a spinning sphere around him. With another burst from his platform, he narrowly missed being snagged by it. Once he was through, he swiveled, slashing in an arc that covered a full 180 degrees. [color=0072bc][b]"Iai."[/b][/color]