[It's just as that thought crosses his mind that he hears Lumine call out. Were they going after her now? No, he wouldn't let them...!!]
[In a brief moment of clarity, he notices the same ayakashi that's choking him is also holding one of his hands. He might only have one shot at this. He stills briefly -- and then bites down as hard as he can around the tentacle in his mouth. While he has no idea whether or not these things feel pain, thankfully, they feel just enough of it that the one in question pulls back. He gasps as he feels it leave his throat, the grip around his hand loosening enough to jerk it free--]
[The words of the spell come to him so easily, despite having only ever cast it once. When he speaks, his voice is raw and pained, the words practically spat out through gritted teeth--]
Flames of hell, rise forth-- combust--!!
[And he snaps his fingers.]
[In an instant, a surge of hot flames rises up around him, quickly turning the ayakashi holding him into cinders. The flames burn hot -- hot enough that, had Lumine been any closer, she may have burned to ash as well. Not even Aether is spared some burns around his clothing. But even as he falls to the ground, he's not done, running on sheer adrenaline as he draws his sword -- and slices clean through the tentacles holding Lumine down. And as their bodies fall to the wayside, he unleashes one last blast of electro, triggering an elemental reaction that causes them to explode into flames.]
[He's panting so hard he's dizzy, falling to his knees as the last of the ayakashi burn. With just how flashy that show of flames was, it won't be long until someone comes to see what happened.]
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[In a brief moment of clarity, he notices the same ayakashi that's choking him is also holding one of his hands. He might only have one shot at this. He stills briefly -- and then bites down as hard as he can around the tentacle in his mouth. While he has no idea whether or not these things feel pain, thankfully, they feel just enough of it that the one in question pulls back. He gasps as he feels it leave his throat, the grip around his hand loosening enough to jerk it free--]
[The words of the spell come to him so easily, despite having only ever cast it once. When he speaks, his voice is raw and pained, the words practically spat out through gritted teeth--]
Flames of hell, rise forth-- combust--!!
[And he snaps his fingers.]
[In an instant, a surge of hot flames rises up around him, quickly turning the ayakashi holding him into cinders. The flames burn hot -- hot enough that, had Lumine been any closer, she may have burned to ash as well. Not even Aether is spared some burns around his clothing. But even as he falls to the ground, he's not done, running on sheer adrenaline as he draws his sword -- and slices clean through the tentacles holding Lumine down. And as their bodies fall to the wayside, he unleashes one last blast of electro, triggering an elemental reaction that causes them to explode into flames.]
[He's panting so hard he's dizzy, falling to his knees as the last of the ayakashi burn. With just how flashy that show of flames was, it won't be long until someone comes to see what happened.]