[The roar of pain is satisfying, even if it stabs into Dan Heng's heart because it's Yingxing's voice. Borrowed, stolen yet still his.
This moment seems to slow down in his perception. The thrown sword calls to mind a memory. His own heart stabbed and power gathering around him, forcing him to reveal his true form as Imbibitor Lunae. In that moment, though, he sees that flicker. Candle bright eyes illuminating Mara's darkness.
His heart warms with hope and his eyes flicker with recognition. Yingxing is still in there. He's still fighting Mara.
Thank the Permanence.
Dan Heng is able to dodge enough out of the way to fully ensure it's not a fatal strike, but it does leave a wound on his side. Curiously, the blood stops pouring rather quickly. Not that Dan Heng has time to think too much about that. He dances out of Mara's reach in anticipation of a follow-up strike, moving as if his wound doesn't bother him in the slightest.]
It seems you've met your match this night, Mara. Give him back, and I'll let you leave here with your dignity intact.
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This moment seems to slow down in his perception. The thrown sword calls to mind a memory. His own heart stabbed and power gathering around him, forcing him to reveal his true form as Imbibitor Lunae. In that moment, though, he sees that flicker. Candle bright eyes illuminating Mara's darkness.
His heart warms with hope and his eyes flicker with recognition. Yingxing is still in there. He's still fighting Mara.
Thank the Permanence.
Dan Heng is able to dodge enough out of the way to fully ensure it's not a fatal strike, but it does leave a wound on his side. Curiously, the blood stops pouring rather quickly. Not that Dan Heng has time to think too much about that. He dances out of Mara's reach in anticipation of a follow-up strike, moving as if his wound doesn't bother him in the slightest.]
It seems you've met your match this night, Mara. Give him back, and I'll let you leave here with your dignity intact.