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[h1][color=red]S[/color] [i]a m u e l[/i][/h1]  
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[color=red]*Groans of increasing discomfort*[/color]

[color=888888]— Sam[/color]

[hider=Status]30 | Male | G.E.M.I.N.I | Creeping Anxiety
Stab, Slash | Dagger, Sword | Arcane | Fade
Paranoia | Hallucinate
Malice | Darkness | Devious Intent
[Obfuscate (4)] [Intangible (4)], Damage X (6), Pull (2), Dispel (6), Mana Burn (6), Restrain (4), Extend (2), Trap (0), Piercing (2), Full Enhance (4)

DAMAGE: D | SPEED: D | SENTINEL: D | 750

[Bronze Self (4)][Intangible (4)] = 32 Mana

PHYSICAL: E | ARCANE: C | CHAOS: D | 538[/hider][/center]

It seemed he had been incorrect in his assumption that a simple projectile would be better than a telegraphed spawn or beam for the quick-moving foe he was dealing with, though this was due to friendly interference. If he knew he was going to be denied line-of-sight things might be different. But this fight had not been one that allowed Silhouette to go long before requiring action and his lament at an unfortunate outcome for yet another one of his spells was put on hold for the time being. He had an ally to protect, after all. 

Deftly his blades soared through the air as cut the orbs that Arzendale had sent after Valkyrie. His waltz of blades was executed perfectly and none of the orbs made it through in one piece, ceasing their momentum and floating in the air. 

[color=red][i]Ah, as expected. Try to remain calm, Sam.[/i][/color]

Sometimes, a person did not have enough options to avoid even an obvious trick like this one. He had no constructs to rely upon to block the attack, and the alternative was to allow Valkyrie to succumb to the flames instead. Perhaps someone better suited to this sort of role should have taken his place, but that didn't change the fact he was the one caught in the radius of the orbs right now. 

In an eruption of cursed, twisted flames, Samuel's body ignited and his world burst into suffering. He had prepared himself for intense pain but no amount of that could negate the sheer overwhelming agony being caught ablaze inflicted on an individual and he let out a hellish growl, nearly losing his footing as he struggled to keep his coherence through it. 

[color=red][i]Friendlyfirefriendlyfirefriendlyfire! Edgeedgeedge! Fallfallfall![/i][/color]

He wasn't entirely successful, as the flames provided too much stimulation for him to properly think, though he kept his focus through repeating keywords in his mind frantically. There was far too much to take in for him to even register that Valkyrie had attempted to instruct him over comms, though this wasn't detrimental as he had already intended on doing exactly that. As far as putting out a fire goes, Samuel didn't really have many options on hand besides potentially that. He was prepared to throw himself off their perch if there was no other way to avoid catching Valkyrie in the blaze, though he hoped it wouldn't come to that. 

Still repeating those words in his head, Samuel got as far as he could away from Valkyrie while on the pillar before becoming intangible, his concentration (or what there really was of it) was entirely devoted to the sort of mantra he had created, namely ensuring that he did not fall off the pillar as well as not accidentally cause himself to fall through it during his intangibility, since he would naturally move away from the fire so that he wouldn't just reignite the second his melody ended.