[It's her cry of pain that snaps him out of whatever daze he had been in, and seeing her feathers fall there's another notable snap in the air, one that could have been more tangible and devastating were his aether not sealed. As the guard is thrown into the sentry, they fall with a groan, but the sentry takes the impact as an attack, making it move. Quickly the guard tries to move, the direction putting it in Benedikta's path.
Seeing this, Cid rushes forward and just before the sentry releases the blast he grabs the guard and lifts him up to take it completely in full instead. The guard screams as the crystal immediately encases their front, some of it splashing onto Cid's shoulder and back, but he remains in position until the attack is finished. By then although the guard twitches, only their back is clear and he throws them down with a rough breath.
Feeling the new splotches of crystal taking hold onto his skin, Cid hisses from the sharp pain that follows, clutching his already encased arm as he staggers. This of course leaves him vulnerable as the sentry readies another attack...]
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[It's her cry of pain that snaps him out of whatever daze he had been in, and seeing her feathers fall there's another notable snap in the air, one that could have been more tangible and devastating were his aether not sealed. As the guard is thrown into the sentry, they fall with a groan, but the sentry takes the impact as an attack, making it move. Quickly the guard tries to move, the direction putting it in Benedikta's path.
Seeing this, Cid rushes forward and just before the sentry releases the blast he grabs the guard and lifts him up to take it completely in full instead. The guard screams as the crystal immediately encases their front, some of it splashing onto Cid's shoulder and back, but he remains in position until the attack is finished. By then although the guard twitches, only their back is clear and he throws them down with a rough breath.
Feeling the new splotches of crystal taking hold onto his skin, Cid hisses from the sharp pain that follows, clutching his already encased arm as he staggers. This of course leaves him vulnerable as the sentry readies another attack...]