Tyaethe Radistirin
Ah, that ought to get past his defences--if nothing else, this wasn't the environment someone could really show off speed to consistently dodge every attack coming this way. Especially the water on top of everything else... well, that was more an irritation and minor inconvenience but if it let something slip, great.
"Make sure to cut things off!"
Because this time, there was no way using blood to pull himself back together would work.