[Zhongli knows better than to underestimate that smile, that easy yield and backstep. And yet Childe's smile is more enthralling than anything else, enough to be a distraction all on it's own-- if he let himself be, anyway.
But he is too seasoned a warrior to lose his focus so easily, and when that tusk breaches the ground, he knows what is to come. He watches the narwhal rise into the sky with a cry that flows on the wind, taking in the sight of it as it falls.
Truly, impressive. There's a smile on his lips that Childe might or might not see as the whale falls to the ground, seemingly engulfing Zhongli beneath the the sheer force of water slamming into him, but there's a flicker of light--bright gold--that can barely be seen through the crash of waves.
As the water begins to settle, Childe will find Zhongli still standing: damp but protected by a wavebreak of stone that juts from the earth, jagged but solid as bedrock, flecks of gold fading in the air from a spent shield. He won't be given long to realize this, however, as the water won't even be fully settled before he's darting forward with a lunge of his spear, one that turns into a barrage of spears that slam into the ground as he charges, lightning fast. Act quickly, Childe.]
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But he is too seasoned a warrior to lose his focus so easily, and when that tusk breaches the ground, he knows what is to come. He watches the narwhal rise into the sky with a cry that flows on the wind, taking in the sight of it as it falls.
Truly, impressive. There's a smile on his lips that Childe might or might not see as the whale falls to the ground, seemingly engulfing Zhongli beneath the the sheer force of water slamming into him, but there's a flicker of light--bright gold--that can barely be seen through the crash of waves.
As the water begins to settle, Childe will find Zhongli still standing: damp but protected by a wavebreak of stone that juts from the earth, jagged but solid as bedrock, flecks of gold fading in the air from a spent shield. He won't be given long to realize this, however, as the water won't even be fully settled before he's darting forward with a lunge of his spear, one that turns into a barrage of spears that slam into the ground as he charges, lightning fast. Act quickly, Childe.]