[center][h1][color=6ecff6]Karina Frost[/color][/h1][/center]

The cultist woman's reflexes were indeed better than Karina had thought. Not only she had successfully avoided her ice blades, which was already quite a feat seeing how Karina had moved them to be just behind her, but she also, somehow avoided her rapier's blade. Maybe avoid wasn't the right word as Karina definitely felt her blade connecting with the woman's sleeve, making her rapier slide inoffensively through it and shortly after, sliding through the ground almost as it was ice to get away from Karina's blade. That would prove to be problematic to deal with... Karina could think only of one magic type that could fit perfectly on that occasion... Gustum Hydraision... She had already heard about it, but never fought against a practitioner, so the exact extent of their capabilities were still a mystery for Karina.

Just as she stop sliding though, Karina saw a reflection from her remaining ice blade, it was the cultist woman's backup. The man's first action was to throw vials of an exceedingly foul smelling liquid near Karinna. Even though she gave a step back on reflex, it became clear that he wasn't aiming at her the second the flasks hit the ground, releasing that foul smelling liquid. It was Skunk's spray. Even though it wasn't the correct magic deterrent for Karina's type of magic, she absolutely loathed that smell. She couldn't help but to sneeze and hold her breath a bit just after he threw that. Unfortunately for Karina, that brief second that she took to sneeze would quickly prove to be a mistake... A mistake that could potentially be really annoying to deal with... The second she sneezed, the cultist man threw four daggers towards her on quick succession. First was skunk's spray, a known magic deterrent. Now he was throwing daggers... He was going with a trial-and-error approach, using every single magic deterrent until he found the correct one. 

If it wasn't for Karina's fast reflexes, she certainly would have ben hit, but thanks to her agility and the fact that she still had one ice blade near her (as the other ones were still returning to her) she was able to block one of the four daggers he threw and dodge other two. The first dagger was redirected by the crystalline ice blade, the second one flew only inches away from Karina's face as she dodged them, but the third and the fourth one grazed her cheek and her leg. They weren't deep cuts, but that was a clear indication that she had been careless due to the skunk's spray. Luckily enough, the two daggers that hit her weren't coated with anything. By the smell of the dagger that flew right nearby her face, it was coated with numbing ivy and the remaining one, with sticky sap as it became evident upon looking at her ice blade, where the first dagger hit.

As a thin drop of blood slid down Karina's cheek, she sent the cultist man a piercing glare. He probably already knew that it was either numbing oil or sticky sap the correct deterrents just by watching Karina's reaction. He would focus on those two now, probably throw more daggers. That entire situation was starting to get dangerous as the cultist woman was also a mage... The second her ice blades returned to her, she sent the one which she had blocked his dagger with towards the man, flying right towards him with a deadly speed. It was obvious that he would dodge it seeing how he was completely focused on her. The second it got close to him though, Karina made it so it shattered in many small pieces, making an area attack. Even if he tried to dodge, some shards were bound to hit him.

While she sent her ice blade towards the magic deterrent user though, she watched her grabbing a handful of coins from her pocket and throwing them towards Týfurkh like projectiles. Their speed was frightening. If they landed, they would hurt really bad. As she turned towards Karina once again, with coins on her hand and a snicker on her face, it became obvious that fighting passively like she was fighting wouldn't work. She was being targeted by both the woman and the magic deterrent user. Her best bet was to use her small size and her agility while being aggressive.

[color=6ecff6]"Very well..."[/color] Karina said, swinging her sword with a flick of her wrist, changing her stance. That coin shot would be problematic to dodge from a distance, due to their spread...

[color=6ecff6]"Quite a bit unfair, don't you think? Needing backup to fight against a single girl... Even though you're bigger than me... Such a coward... Pathetic."[/color] Karina said, with the same cold expression she had before, her icy words capable of cutting even a seasoned warrior's confidence.

[color=6ecff6]"Let's see if you really can keep up with me..."[/color] Karina said, slowly walking towards the woman, giving only a few steps before dashing towards her with a surprising speed. Her small frame, while lacked raw strength, was more than perfect for dexterity, speed and agility. Exactly what made the rapier a perfect weapon for her.

Summoning one more ice blade to replace the one she shattered attacking the magic deterrent user, she placed it again in the same location, nearby her face angled in such a way to see the man's movements reflected on it. Using so much ice magic was starting to take a toll on Karina. While she knew she could probably continue using for now, she knew she had to either end that quickly or at least make that a duel only against the cultist woman. Having to deal with both of them at the same time would be difficult.

Dashing towards the woman in a deadly lunge, she sent one more ice blade flying towards her, but instead of aiming right towards her, she made it so it shattered right at the woman's feet, sending ice shards flying upwards while freezing a patch of ground beneath the woman's feet, making it so when she tried to dodge her lunge, the ice would either make it fall or prevent her from effectively dodging her blow. Regarding the coins on the woman's hand, as Karina lunged, she discreetly dissolved the two remaining ice blades, forming a thick, crystalline ice layer shielding her chest and legs as she lunged towards the cultist woman. She would certainly throw those coins at her to try and deter her lunge. What she probably wouldn't expect was Karina not trying to dodge them at all, instead taking them head on while continuing with the attack. While that move meant she had only one remaining ice blade, which she was using as a mirror to keep track of the magic deterrent user and was a risky move, if that worked, it would probably give Karina a much needed advantage, maybe even turning the fight on her favor. Judging how fast the coins she threw at Týfurkh the ice layer would be just enough to prevent any lethal or crippling damage while still being discreet enough so she wouldn't notice. While that didn't mean the coins wouldn't hurt, they wouldn't hurt Karina enough to affect her fighting capabilities.