[ If only things could have turned out differently.
He doesn't think that, because he tries not to spend too much time reminiscing on actions that can't be undone, and because there's really no time left to think. Kaeya's words are barely given time to hang in the air before the man himself is approaching, his body a blur as a blade of ice forms in his hand.
Flamek's bulk means that it's harder to withdraw the gun and use it as a counter in situations like this, where speed is of the essence. The rapid onslaught of Kaeya's attack forces him to pull out the daggers sheathed at his waist, crossing them in an X to block the worst of the slash, though it leaves him vulnerable to the foot that connects to his side, and he grunts as pain blossoms in his side.
But pain is nothing new to him by now, and he presses forward without hesitation, both knives angled forward as he cuts upward with one and follows with a mirror movement of the other. He might not have magic on his side but he has over a decade of experience. It'll have to be enough, at least until someone else catches sight of Aerith on the ground and comes to rescue her. ]
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He doesn't think that, because he tries not to spend too much time reminiscing on actions that can't be undone, and because there's really no time left to think. Kaeya's words are barely given time to hang in the air before the man himself is approaching, his body a blur as a blade of ice forms in his hand.
Flamek's bulk means that it's harder to withdraw the gun and use it as a counter in situations like this, where speed is of the essence. The rapid onslaught of Kaeya's attack forces him to pull out the daggers sheathed at his waist, crossing them in an X to block the worst of the slash, though it leaves him vulnerable to the foot that connects to his side, and he grunts as pain blossoms in his side.
But pain is nothing new to him by now, and he presses forward without hesitation, both knives angled forward as he cuts upward with one and follows with a mirror movement of the other. He might not have magic on his side but he has over a decade of experience. It'll have to be enough, at least until someone else catches sight of Aerith on the ground and comes to rescue her. ]