This fight had turned confusing very quickly. Lychinus had thought himself in a good position; his attack had been blocked by some trick that he didn’t fully understand, but the Splatterer was restrained and toppling over with the help of a mystery combatant. Then the water came, and a moment later the tangle of grappling heroes and villains was broken up and scattered. Lychinus found himself tumbling through the flood head-over-heels, accompanied by wayward car parts and wooden chunks of water tank.

In a moment of clarity among the daze, he found himself thinking it was fortunate that he had no lungs. If he did, they would’ve either been forcefully emptied or filled with water. That thought also brought him back to reality. He had to react and recover from whatever this was before the Splatterer did. Charging power to his wings, he launched himself in the direction that he figured was up. A moment later he crashed out of the roiling surface of the water with a violent splash and rose to about thirty feet in height, his flight wavering like an insect.

He’d gotten out early: the water below was still rolling and spreading, though it wouldn’t be for long. Lychinus used this moment to recover from his daze and reorient himself. His sword had somehow gone lost in the chaos, but he still sensed its signature under the water, so he thrust his arm downwards and willed it to himself. A moment later, the energy-based sword burst out from the surface as well and returned to his hand.

With his fighting posture regained, he looked around to see the Splatterer washing up a small distance away. It seemed dazed, but recovering. Lychinus wasn’t sure how much another straight stab would do, given its defences, but he could at least attempt to keep the Splatterer down until the other heroes could get themselves together. Thus, in a move that might seem like a déjà vu for the victim, he launched himself downward at the Splatterer with his feet forward, aiming to plant them firmly upon the target’s chest and smash him back into the ground before he could fully regain his posture.