“How much longer?” Claire asked herself, her heartbeat pounding in her head and her body becoming heavier as she continued to sustain the ice storm. The glow of prana was growing weaker as it started to diminish gradually.
From the outside, Claire barely heard the cries over the howling winds. Cries that seemed to sound halfway human. Assuming the Urgot had surrendered, the blue eyed maiden gradually weakened her storm and then ceased it altogether before exhaing deeply and leaning against the nearby red brick wall for support, feeling light headed and a little queasy in her stomach. She spent a few moments catching her breath and letting her rapid heartbeat settle before looking around and spotting Leon on the ground. She approached him from across the street, gathering her composure along the way.
Claire gently nudged his thigh with her foot and kneeled next to him.
“Jeez, you look dead, no pun intended.” She murmured, her eyes roving over him checking and making sure he was okay apart from the injuries he had already sustained during the fight. He looked torn up and dead tired.
Claire decided to throw the curveball she had been holding on to for a while.She gave him a smile,
“Leo, if you're not feeling dead tomorrow, would you like to have dinner out downtown? Uhm...” she stammered here and felt her face grow a little warm, her composure starting to slip.
C’mon Claire, you're almost halfway there!
“S-supposedly there's a new place that opened up that's expensive a little up there in price but offers special pricing for couples, y’know, two people who’ll sit down and eat at the same table together. I’ve been saving a bit of money and got a nice dress and everything, but I think I’d look kinda silly if I went there and ate by myself and I don't want want any creepy people to try and sit at my table…” She paused, her voice growing smaller as she briefly cast her eyes downward in embarrassment,
“...and try to hit on me just because I'd be alone and it's weird when you're trying to enjoy a meal. I hope you wouldn't mind, you just have to dress fancy. I’ve never really had a chance to explore around downtown anyways so maybe we could do that too.” She directed her gaze to the ruins of Wihi cafe. It was the place where everything had really started and the place itself was symbolic to her. Claire pouted, she hoped the owner had great insurance and would be able to rebuild soon. Where else could she get her chilled White Chocolate Frappuccino that was nearby?
The walls were decomposing now that the conflict was over, Claire realized she was still in her form and before she dismissed it, she thrust a hand out towards her wall and cut the air in a downwards diagonal motion. The ice wall crumpled and disintegrated, the pieces quickly melting into the ground. A blue flash signified the dismissal of her form and she sighed, feeling a load lifted from her. Sam stood in front of a body where the makeshift arena used to be. Claire cast a curious look at Leon before slowly standing. up.
“I wonder what happened to him in the first place?” She asked aloud, not expecting anyone to know the answer.
She also didn't witness Artemis dispatch Thresh, but Claire wasn't too worried about the avatar of Diana. She knew what she was doing and Diana was a very strong champion. If anything, she could check up on Artemis later. Her main focus right now was ensuring her immediate comrades were a-ok!
Gunshots rang out in the background, which meant the Graves was still active. Somebody seemed to be keeping him occupied. She wasn't sure she'd be able to help with her current level of exhaustion and thought she'd just get in the way of things. Claire would have to recover before leaping into action once more.
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