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[indent]A piercing stab of heat shot straight into Kousuke's chest mere seconds before the ranged attack as the sharp, jagged tones of crackling, electric blue and violet broke around the edges of his vision. A feeling. A notion. A whisper of sorts. A knowledge of what was to come with only just so much time in which to react. He took a step in the direction he felt no heat, drawn to the cold now rather than the burning flames that surged through his body.[/indent]

[h3][color=f7941d][i][b]Getting hotter-- [color=7ea7d8]Now you're cold![/color][/b][/i][/color][/h3]

[indent]A miscalculation. A missed sense. The heat surged as the puppet took one step too far, but it was too late to react. They prepared for the hit, ready to shoulder whatever pain was coming their way.

Nothing.

A brush of air, and Kousuke realized they weren't alone. Holding tight on their grasp of the wires holding the beast, Kousuke relaxed to look at the girl who had been sitting on the sidelines until that moment. He took her in. Her form. Her stance. She spoke something, and Kousuke had to think on what the words were as his mind was boggled down with all the paths stretching around them.

[i][color=f9ad81]'Not too late...'[/color][/i]

Kousuke gave a firm nod to the girl, [color=f7976a]"Better late than never,"[/color] they told her, [color=f7976a]"But now is not the time for dramatics. Cut the movie lines and focus."[/color]

With that, he turned his focus back to the prismatic creature, studying it deeper now that he had more information about it's abilities. It was strong, that was for sure. Solid and sturdy despite its appearance. It could hold its own in melee combat, but it acted on fear and instinct, not calculated tactic and defined form. That was its weakness, but that was also the weakness of the hulking ice creature, so it seemed. Kousuke wondered if they could rely information to the other being, or if it was stuck in a feral state. Something about the frozen being gave off a more human aura than that of the walking shards of glass, and the heat bubbling around and inside of them told Kousuke that this wintery cervine was more than just another beast of the void.

Kousuke focused deeply on the mirrored creature, feeling along one of the heated pathways pulling out around him like rivers, strings of energy leading in a million and one directions. He followed the heat until it came to a frozen end then moved on to the next. Plan after plan, they rifled through as quickly as it took to breathe. Finally, Kousuke settled on one path that seemed promising. Yanking on the wires as hard as he could, he fought to pull the creature away from the other. They gave a sharp whistle and spoke with that fire they had been growing to understand.

[color=f7976a]"[b][color=ed1c24]Come[/color][/b],"[/color] he ordered sternly, [color=f7976a]"[color=ed1c24][b]Move it[/b][/color]."[/color]

He glanced only slightly at the girl, focusing in on her energy, [color=f7976a]"Keep me covered,"[/color] he requested, cooling his voice for the words before turning back toward the beast and the creature and directing his voice to the one coated in ice, [color=f7976a]"When you have your opening, attack! [i]And don't hold back![/i]"[/color][/indent]