[center][h2][color=#b3ccff]Esben Matthiassen[/color][/h2][/center]
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Esben had already turned his Chocobo around and started riding back towards the remainder of the militia before Ramuh was even finished with his attack. He swayed in his saddle for a moment as the ancient sage's form dissipated back into free æther, straightening and cursing under his breath as he saw the Blight-stricken Behemoth's final attempt to rain destruction upon them. It was a shame he didn't have the reserves of Cid, able to summon the Eidolons in with seemingly such little trouble as they unleashed their primal energies upon their foes...

Trying to do call upon him or Leviathan again so soon would almost certainly spell his own doom. Something unacceptable over such a comparitively-inconsequential matter as the Kirins were currently dealing with, compared to the greater scope of the mission. Luckily for him, he didn't always have to rely just on his own abilities, and his own strength. He slipped out of his Chocobo's saddle as it skidded to a stop near where the militia was just starting to break and run for cover, now that the Blight beasts had stopped their attack and a giant rock was falling from the heavens.

He knelt next to Éliane as Miina got up to go help Izayoi. At least the little Mystrel had worked quickly, she didn't seem to be quite so at risk of death as she'd looked just after being shot, which left him free to search through her pockets. [color=#b3ccff]"Where do you keep them...aha!"[/color] His hands came free, one holding a small orange-red orb, the other holding one steely grey. Fire and wind materia. [color=#b3ccff]"Sorry, Elly, need to borrow these—Sven!"[/color]

The Chocobo perked up, trotting over at hearing its name called. [color=#b3ccff]"Pull her a little out of the way, would you? [i]Gently.[/i] She's already hurt."[/color]

He had to hope the Chocobo understood what he meant, as it bent its great beaked head down towards her. He ran out quickly, spotting Chisato where she had landed, and wordlessly came to join Izayoi and Miina. He could already feel the pair of materia growing warm in his hands, starting to release their æther as he pressed his will in upon them. The swirling winds above Izayoi and Miina sped up instantly, as the air overhead started to grow quite [i]uncomfortably[/i] warm as the comet started to slow as it encountered Rudolf's gravitic manipulations.