[ It had already slowed from the loam dug up by its path, buffeted again before it can get its bearings by the explosion of brilliance. Angry, pained chattering as it writhes briefly and scrabbles with its claws at the ground.
Especially with the Exorcist who's still clinging with tenacity to its back—partially because with his strike he would... also seem to have briefly gotten himself stuck. It's not quite like Innocence cutting through dark matter and something feels briefly like it's sticking for a moment in how he'd scoured his claws across what appeared a chink in its armor plating. ]
Ch.. [ Gross.
Teeth gritting, he rips his claw-hand free then—flinging an arc of black blood through the air and a deep scouring wound left behind on the vileling's back, one that leaves it roaring then in what's not even pain so much as blind rage. He should probably get off then and get some distance, feeling the familiar blood spatter against his face, and does, jumping backwards and skidding briefly with an outstretched hand along the ground, but... ]
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Especially with the Exorcist who's still clinging with tenacity to its back—partially because with his strike he would... also seem to have briefly gotten himself stuck. It's not quite like Innocence cutting through dark matter and something feels briefly like it's sticking for a moment in how he'd scoured his claws across what appeared a chink in its armor plating. ]
Ch.. [ Gross.
Teeth gritting, he rips his claw-hand free then—flinging an arc of black blood through the air and a deep scouring wound left behind on the vileling's back, one that leaves it roaring then in what's not even pain so much as blind rage. He should probably get off then and get some distance, feeling the familiar blood spatter against his face, and does, jumping backwards and skidding briefly with an outstretched hand along the ground, but... ]