[Lucy curses under her breath. The vectors try to return and protect their user, but Cloud's too fast even for them. The metal spokes instantly snap under his grip. Out of habit, she tries to kick him, but her tail only flaps at him.
She's up and then she's thrown down just as quickly, giving Lucy a spell of vertigo. In the confusion, she doesn't have enough concentration to get the vectors to cushion her fall, so she lands hard with a pained grunt, head bouncing off the ground. Darkness creeps into her vision. Consciousness... waning...
It's been a long time since Lucy's had to exert herself like this, only serving to make her feel more fatigued than usual. But she had to stay awake. Nyuu wouldn't stand. A chance. Against...
Lucy fought against the fatigue, but her eyes soon closed and her body went limp as she laid on her side. Yet she wasn't still for long as Nyuu awakened with Lucy's lapse of consciousness. Nyuu's eyebrows furrowed and she groaned from the throbbing pain in her head. Her eyes fluttered open just in time to see Cloud, except he looked nothing like the man who helped her before. It wasn't just because of the wolf features. The predatory gleam in his eyes, the menacing snarling and growling--
no subject
...!
[Lucy curses under her breath. The vectors try to return and protect their user, but Cloud's too fast even for them. The metal spokes instantly snap under his grip. Out of habit, she tries to kick him, but her tail only flaps at him.
She's up and then she's thrown down just as quickly, giving Lucy a spell of vertigo. In the confusion, she doesn't have enough concentration to get the vectors to cushion her fall, so she lands hard with a pained grunt, head bouncing off the ground. Darkness creeps into her vision. Consciousness... waning...
It's been a long time since Lucy's had to exert herself like this, only serving to make her feel more fatigued than usual. But she had to stay awake. Nyuu wouldn't stand. A chance. Against...
Lucy fought against the fatigue, but her eyes soon closed and her body went limp as she laid on her side. Yet she wasn't still for long as Nyuu awakened with Lucy's lapse of consciousness. Nyuu's eyebrows furrowed and she groaned from the throbbing pain in her head. Her eyes fluttered open just in time to see Cloud, except he looked nothing like the man who helped her before. It wasn't just because of the wolf features. The predatory gleam in his eyes, the menacing snarling and growling--
And the sword he's raising up.]
C-Cloud?
[A scared little whimper of his name.]