Board Thread:Role Plays/@comment-5999656-20170705042341/@comment-5999656-20170724055333

Lustra moved to try and stop Cyzarine, but it was too late - the teen had already shot up and engaged the Grimm in the sky.

"Cyzarine, get back down here!" she shouted. Seeing the girl propel herself even higher made her feel that her words had gone unheard. No, no no no no no.... Lustra took a few steps forward, fully aware of how useless she was down here. Damn. You don't engage an aerial enemy where it's most comfortable, Lustra wanted to scream. You bring them down to where you''ve got the upper hand.

But most importantly, it would be much harder for Lustra to leap to Cyzarine's aid if the fight turned for the worse. The young woman crouched and launched herself upwards, soaring over the decomposing body and landing on the packed overhang, just to see two more bodies splayed around the jagged mouth of the cave. She didn't have time to notice though, as Lustra reached back to her belt, and in one smooth motion unhooked both her fan and her staff, one weapon in each hand as she slammed them together, forming a single, long monk's spade. A second later and she was racing up the side of a narrow butte. Lustra landed on the flat top and surveyed Cyzarine's battle with the Vladikoff with barely restrained desperation.

"Cyzarine!" she shouted again. "See if you can bring them over here!"

The pointed lecture could wait. The first thing Lustra needed to do was aid in dispatching the black vultures, especially as just four of them were enough to outgame her if she were fighting alone. They needed to defeat the birds quickly, before the heat of the battle drew another flock into the fight.

Lustra slid out one of her needles and with one long motion, flung it at one of the Vladikoff. It missed, but the silver glint was enough to catch her intended target's attention, as it turned its ruby-red eyes on her with a guttural screech and dove downwards. As it swooped down with outspread wings, Lustra jumped up and hooked her spade into its spine, and the beast began to spiral downwards in a flurry of feathers as it fell under their combined weight. At the last possible second, Lustra pulled her spade out as the bird crunched into the ground, while she stumbled onto the dirt and rolled before regaining her balance. Lustra ran forward again and jabbed its wing again, pinning it to the dirt as it flailed wildly. She jumped onto its wing, pulled out her spade, and jammed it straight through the vulture's bone mask. A few seconds later, and its throes stilled. A few seconds more, and its body began to dissipate.

Lustra stepped back and looked into the sky again, raising a hand to shield the sun's rays as she sought to determine Cyzarine's status. If she was in danger, Lustra was prepared to run forward again. If only the girl hadn't been so reckless...