06-17-2015, 10:54 AM
There is a moment, as she charges down the silver mare, that she realizes that something is wrong. She can’t quite put her hoof on it at first, but she feels like she’s missing something. Something important. And then she abruptly realizes that Tyrna is moving.
No. She’s not moving. Her body is changing.
Lyris barely has time to utter a strangled “what the fuck?!” before the mare’s body erupts. And by then it’s too late. The grullo mare doesn’t have any time to register what Tyrna has turned into before her shoulder makes contact. The thing is knocked over and her left shoulder throbs painfully. Lyris’ shock lends speed to her feet as she runs away. What the hell? She slightly angles her head slightly to the left as she runs, so she can get a better look at the mare in her range of vision.
“The hell?!” There, where Tyrna had been standing, is a massive, hairy … thing. It looks a little bit like a very toothy dog. A little bit. And now it’s running after her.
Lyris’ canter automatically turns into a gallop, her prey instincts telling her to get the hell out of there. But the thing is gaining, and she knows it’s going to catch up. And, soon enough it does.
The thing rushes along by her right shoulder, and then suddenly lunges for her. “Shit!” The beast makes impact and Lyris stumbles, both shoulders now throbbing. Her speed slows, and she threatens to topple over - only instinct saves her. She gathers the breezes quickly, and uses them to support herself and keep herself balanced. As it is, she barely manages to keep her feet beneath her. But she does manage.
When she’s properly stabilized, she speeds back into a fast canter, hoping that the thing is a better sprinter than long distance runner. There’s no way for her to know, but she needs to be able to expend some of her concentration on her next attack. Trying this at full speed would be too difficult. At this point anyway.
She reaches upward, letting her fear and adrenalin lend strength to her power. The sky instantly turns black, massive thick clouds rolling in over the sky above. Lightning begins to flicker, and she gathers energy in a single spot high above. Then, she draws it down. She aims the lightning blast at the dirt in front of Tyrna’s feet. Her aim is good, so she shouldn’t hit the beast-mare (she doesn’t want to kill her opponent after all), but the sudden explosion of dirt and heat in front of her should startle the beast and unbalance her again, should it hit true. Potentially even singe her, depending upon how close it is. A good little bit of shock and awe.
Lightning discharged, she continues on at a canter. She doesn’t want to get too close to those teeth and claws.
((OOC: I like that! xD))
No. She’s not moving. Her body is changing.
Lyris barely has time to utter a strangled “what the fuck?!” before the mare’s body erupts. And by then it’s too late. The grullo mare doesn’t have any time to register what Tyrna has turned into before her shoulder makes contact. The thing is knocked over and her left shoulder throbs painfully. Lyris’ shock lends speed to her feet as she runs away. What the hell? She slightly angles her head slightly to the left as she runs, so she can get a better look at the mare in her range of vision.
“The hell?!” There, where Tyrna had been standing, is a massive, hairy … thing. It looks a little bit like a very toothy dog. A little bit. And now it’s running after her.
Lyris’ canter automatically turns into a gallop, her prey instincts telling her to get the hell out of there. But the thing is gaining, and she knows it’s going to catch up. And, soon enough it does.
The thing rushes along by her right shoulder, and then suddenly lunges for her. “Shit!” The beast makes impact and Lyris stumbles, both shoulders now throbbing. Her speed slows, and she threatens to topple over - only instinct saves her. She gathers the breezes quickly, and uses them to support herself and keep herself balanced. As it is, she barely manages to keep her feet beneath her. But she does manage.
When she’s properly stabilized, she speeds back into a fast canter, hoping that the thing is a better sprinter than long distance runner. There’s no way for her to know, but she needs to be able to expend some of her concentration on her next attack. Trying this at full speed would be too difficult. At this point anyway.
She reaches upward, letting her fear and adrenalin lend strength to her power. The sky instantly turns black, massive thick clouds rolling in over the sky above. Lightning begins to flicker, and she gathers energy in a single spot high above. Then, she draws it down. She aims the lightning blast at the dirt in front of Tyrna’s feet. Her aim is good, so she shouldn’t hit the beast-mare (she doesn’t want to kill her opponent after all), but the sudden explosion of dirt and heat in front of her should startle the beast and unbalance her again, should it hit true. Potentially even singe her, depending upon how close it is. A good little bit of shock and awe.
Lightning discharged, she continues on at a canter. She doesn’t want to get too close to those teeth and claws.
((OOC: I like that! xD))