The intention wasn't, of course to actually have the strike hit dead on - if it did, that'd be excellent; a bonus, even. But instead she reels momentum back into herself as she lands back on her feet.
If she's going to draw this fight out a little bit, she needs to prepare wisely. So she leaps back, trying to put some space between herself and her opponent, making a motion with her sword as she's bathed in an orange light, strengthening her abilities by one step, then again by another.
Naturally, this process takes time, enough that her opponent could potentially prepare something to counter in the meanwhile--]
no subject
The intention wasn't, of course to actually have the strike hit dead on - if it did, that'd be excellent; a bonus, even. But instead she reels momentum back into herself as she lands back on her feet.
If she's going to draw this fight out a little bit, she needs to prepare wisely. So she leaps back, trying to put some space between herself and her opponent, making a motion with her sword as she's bathed in an orange light, strengthening her abilities by one step, then again by another.
Naturally, this process takes time, enough that her opponent could potentially prepare something to counter in the meanwhile--]