[color=c5c1b9]"Hrk-!"[/color]

Kyogi recoiled in his spirit body as he felt the impact of the blow on his battle-mage. It didn't hurt too incredibly much, but the shock of not expecting it caught Kyogi off-guard. He held his arm, but knew there wasn't actually a wound to cover.

[color=c5c1b9]"I-I guess the damage in these games is as real as it gets, huh...?"[/color]

The boy muttered to himself again as he took another moment to assess the situation. Both his creatures were damaged pretty badly and probably wouldn't survive for much longer, and having either of them come to the opponent would be risky in this situation as Jaques is directly in their path. So in this case, the best option open to him would be to...

[color=c5c1b9]"Dragoon! Stinger! Ignore the opponent and hold off the Shadow Assassin!"[/color]

The Dragoon was weak, but it still leapt up in the air for what would probably be its final leap. The Lava Stinger fired another blast in the direction of the shadow agent, intent on scorching the very earth of this battlefield. Meanwhile, Kyogi took another card floating around him and crushed it. In an instant, Jaques was holding the [b]Spiked Club[/b]. Instead of running away, the gambler charged ahead and tried to match the knight blow-for-blow. As this was happening, Kyogi plucked out another card. He hesitated for a moment, but there wasn't any point in holding back here.

[color=c5c1b9]"To my side! [b]Ryuji The Oni[/b]!"[/color]

As Jaques charged, another creature rose from his right. It had a humanoid shape, but the skin was gray and their head looked like the flat maw of a toothy dragon. From the back of its head grew a long, brown mane and the tribal cloth dangling from its hips showed it wasn't afraid of a fair fight. The demon licked its blade and rushed in with frightening agility, coming at the knight from the side in order to make it a two-on-one.