[The moment Sakuya stopped singing, Hanako knew he had made the right call with his attack. Not that he had actually figured out what she was, exactly-- he didn't have any sort of analysis skills like Frieren did-- but hitting the tree just felt like the logical means to getting the roots to ease up. After all, they had to have come from somewhere, didn't they? And it didn't seem like it was just some ordinary tree either; why else would it be covered in so much sacred rope?
But before he could dwell on it further, he feels the roots abruptly hoisting him off the ground, whipping him back with such ferocious speed that he can't help but let out a startled yelp.]
GYAAAAAAAA--!!
[Thankfully, Frieren and Flyhigh have the common sense to dart out of the way when he comes rocketing towards them (though he'll probably note the lack of help later...... thanks guys......), making his means of escape all that much easier. Right before he makes contact with the ground, he phases through the woody vines, sinking within the carpet of flowers beneath him. There was only so much time before Sakuya would find out that her new bludgeoning toy just escaped, but the storm of petals picking up seems to be more of a boon than a hinderance in this case. With his intangibility activated, the tiny sharp blades meant nothing to him-- so now it was time to figure out how to take advantage of this lack of visibility. Should he try for Sakuya...? It sounded like Ango was keeping Gungnir occupied at the moment, and she seemed to be the one controlling things...
But then Frieren's voice rings out in the flurry of pink, and suddenly it all clicks into place. Of course-- no wonder she got so angry about him hitting the tree. And while his Hakujoudai didn't seem to have done much damage, they weren't the only attack skill in his arsenal...
He dashes through the flower storm, taking advantage of the small pockets of visibility to get a rough idea of the tree's location.]
Don't you know? It's always the irritating ones you need to keep the closest eye on...!!
[With his knife in hand, Hanako aims a wide slash across the trunk of the tree, bearing down most of his Striker-related strength into the blow. Of course, there's only so much damage a kitchen knife can do, magical weapon or not, plus the matter of visibility mucking things up, but a cut's still a cut, right?]
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But before he could dwell on it further, he feels the roots abruptly hoisting him off the ground, whipping him back with such ferocious speed that he can't help but let out a startled yelp.]
GYAAAAAAAA--!!
[Thankfully, Frieren and Flyhigh have the common sense to dart out of the way when he comes rocketing towards them (though he'll probably note the lack of help later...... thanks guys......), making his means of escape all that much easier. Right before he makes contact with the ground, he phases through the woody vines, sinking within the carpet of flowers beneath him. There was only so much time before Sakuya would find out that her new bludgeoning toy just escaped, but the storm of petals picking up seems to be more of a boon than a hinderance in this case. With his intangibility activated, the tiny sharp blades meant nothing to him-- so now it was time to figure out how to take advantage of this lack of visibility. Should he try for Sakuya...? It sounded like Ango was keeping Gungnir occupied at the moment, and she seemed to be the one controlling things...
But then Frieren's voice rings out in the flurry of pink, and suddenly it all clicks into place. Of course-- no wonder she got so angry about him hitting the tree. And while his Hakujoudai didn't seem to have done much damage, they weren't the only attack skill in his arsenal...
He dashes through the flower storm, taking advantage of the small pockets of visibility to get a rough idea of the tree's location.]
Don't you know? It's always the irritating ones you need to keep the closest eye on...!!
[With his knife in hand, Hanako aims a wide slash across the trunk of the tree, bearing down most of his Striker-related strength into the blow. Of course, there's only so much damage a kitchen knife can do, magical weapon or not, plus the matter of visibility mucking things up, but a cut's still a cut, right?]