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[b][i]**BOOM**[/i][/b]

Despite Aislin’s efforts George’s punch still connected.  The ground under Aryin instantly shattered and splintered as the force of George’s punch pushed through their body into the ground below.  Dust and loose debris were blown away in an instant as a powerful shockwave erupted outward from her body.  The shockwave itself rattled the stalls and blew trinkets, items, and paintings along with it.  People caught in the blast would catch a face full of dust, sand, and other fine particles.  Spiderweb-like cracks sprung out in all directions and soon the entire area under Aryin, Jordan, George, and Carol fractured under the force of the punch.  The air was filled with the loud, reverberating sound of an explosion that quickly enveloped the whole island with noise.  The ground itself shook for what felt like minutes, but in truth, it would only be for a few seconds or more.  For everyone on the island, it would feel like an earthquake was happening at that very moment.  Despite the powerful blast, despite the shockwave that covered the island, and despite the broken ground beneath them Aryin was not moved a single inch from where they were before the punch.  Their face remained unimpressed, with a slight smile crossing their face as George’s hand rested against their chest.

Internally, however, Aryin was barely keeping their composure.  That hit [i][b]hurt[/b][/i] and she could feel that it did some damage.  Nothing felt broken, nothing felt pulverized, but she knew if she took another hit from Geroge she would not be in a good spot.  Under her cosplay, she felt a small, warm trickle of blood going down her chest.  He drew blood with his punch, the first to do so since she caught a hit from the Stygian Snake a decade prior.  Aryin smile grew wider at the sensation and the realization.  This was not something she got to feel a lot, and the pain was welcome.  Her eyes shifted to Jordan and saw that he was even more angry than before.  He seemed a little bit larger as well.  Aryin shifted her eyes and caught Aislin as she slammed into the back of George.  She did not see what happened next, but she did not see George move and that made the situation more dire than before.  

[color=00BFFF]”Jordan,”[/color] Aryin shouted with a confident tone, masking the pain that was radiating outward from her chest.  

Jordan did not need any further direction as he took a swing towards the lower jaw of George, channeling all of his magic into his durability and raw power as he did.

Aryin simply took the distraction that was forming shifted down to Aaron and began to channel the stored power of the hit into the palm of their hands.  Aaron made sure to take two steps back to give distance to George.  He felt fully charged from that one singular hit, and he knew if this escalated he would need to spend some of it.   With Aislin on the ground they could not risk using their spirit bomb, nor could they risk an Evil Spirits attack, instead Aaron knew that he would need to use his Ki Blast and aim them well.  And he knew Jordan would not be able to provide a distraction for long.  He was only able to charge three blasts before he knew he needed to go on the offensive

[color=8A2BE2]“That tickled,”[/color] Aaron joked as he adjusted his stance into his boxing one, his hands glowing a vibrant white color as he did, [color=8A2BE2]“but this won’t.  [b][i]KI BLAST [/i][/b]”[/color] Aaron threw three strikes in rapid succession, a jab with his left hand, then right, both aimed at George’s chest, and then followed that up with a quick cross with his left hand.  Each strike released a Ki Blast, the first two exploding on impact with George’s chest and the final one exploding directly in between his eyes.  Aaron then swapped back, taking a step back again before she smirked.