[Akiha pulled up short when the flame erupted before her and cast a quick glance back behind her at the witch. Seeing more flame and feeling panic starting to rise inside of her, Akiha didn't even think before she took her next action.
And that was to dive through the fire in a continued attempt to escape. Instinctively, she brought the staff up before her to shield her eyes from the flame as she went through it without regard for her partner. At least Sion wouldn't catch on fire being in Weapon form.
The meister wasn't prepared for the level of pain. She'd been beaten, bitten, knocked off roofs and burned by acid before, but she'd never been burned by a fire other than small things like a candle. The wave of pain that hit her, the end of her skirt and hair catching in fire, shocked her. Completely disrupting her resonance with Sion, she lost her grip on the staff when it got too heavy and she hit the ground. She tumbled along the ground a bit before coming to rest on her hands and knees, panting, eyes searching wildly for her partner.]
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And that was to dive through the fire in a continued attempt to escape. Instinctively, she brought the staff up before her to shield her eyes from the flame as she went through it without regard for her partner. At least Sion wouldn't catch on fire being in Weapon form.
The meister wasn't prepared for the level of pain. She'd been beaten, bitten, knocked off roofs and burned by acid before, but she'd never been burned by a fire other than small things like a candle. The wave of pain that hit her, the end of her skirt and hair catching in fire, shocked her. Completely disrupting her resonance with Sion, she lost her grip on the staff when it got too heavy and she hit the ground. She tumbled along the ground a bit before coming to rest on her hands and knees, panting, eyes searching wildly for her partner.]
Sion!