[ It's a persistent pain that echoes through him, spreading through his body in unending waves. Not ideal when he's in the middle of a fight, reluctant on both ends as it might be, but he's suffered through worse.
Unfortunately, the slowdown caused the unexpected attack leaves room for a second one, physical this time. Once again, he has just enough time to react, this time with an arm - not the one wrecking-balled by holy magic - shooting up to take the brunt of the kick. Maybe not the greatest idea, given that now both of his arms hurt, but it does afford him the opportunity to twist his wrist around to try and grab hold of Dextera's ankle so he can (try and) yank the other man off-balance. ]
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Unfortunately, the slowdown caused the unexpected attack leaves room for a second one, physical this time. Once again, he has just enough time to react, this time with an arm - not the one wrecking-balled by holy magic - shooting up to take the brunt of the kick. Maybe not the greatest idea, given that now both of his arms hurt, but it does afford him the opportunity to twist his wrist around to try and grab hold of Dextera's ankle so he can (try and) yank the other man off-balance. ]