[Center][color=ed1c24][h2]Fujiwara no Mokou[/h2]
Level 6
57/60 EXP

Location: Frozen Highlands - Krat Zoo
Wordcount: 290 (+1) [/color][/Center]

While Mokou was certainly a powerful spellcaster, even she was held at the leviathan’s mercy under the water, unable to break out of its grasp by herself. And although she knew that even drowning wouldn’t kill her permanently (she had tried so before), it was still an unpleasant enough experience that Mokou fought. Thankfully for her, a series of strikes from the party’s Nobody allowed her to break free, launching from the water like a rocket to create distance. Hovering in the air, Mokou spent several moments hacking out her lungs, expelling as much water from her body as possible. Her body, having spent so long being held underwater, was rather weak now… Yet while Mokou could simply incinerate herself and start fresh, the phoenix chose to give her own curse a small reprieve. It was hardly debilitating damage, after all.

Regardless, the phoenix eventually coughs out the remaining water from her lungs, letting out a sigh as she places her hands back into her pockets, her red eyes watching as the stagecoach managed to move past the leviathan. Such a large beast was an issue… Yet it wasn’t their main goal, and with everyone moving past it, Mokou was willing to let its attempt to kill her slide. Thus, she floats back over to the rest of the party, a shimmering orange glow around her as she kept herself warm, mainly to avoid freezing with the water still clinging to her and the cold tundra, [color=ed1c24]“Sorry for the trouble there. Didn’t expect that thing to give me a surprise soak”[/color] Mokou comments in her usual, impassive tone, tilting her head to the side as she walked, seemingly making sure that there was no more water stuck in her ears.