02-24-2015, 02:29 AM
Glancing at Caden as the male reached for his blade, the woman shook her head. "No, it's alright. He's just blowing off a little-" The sound of beasts snarling Lydia cringe unhappily.
"Malik!" Lydia was reaching out toward the black wolf when Caden grabbed her. With a surprised sound, she was moved away from the two elementals, and her amber-tinted eyes were wide as the elf took her hand instead. There was a pause before the woman slowly pulled her hand away from Caden's. "Alright. Can she withstand his attacks? From what I've glimpsed of his past, Malik has fought plenty of their kind." Her gaze flickered back to the fight momentarily.
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"You don't appreciate it? Then don't prompt it." His snapping jaws met empty air as the leopard leaped aside to avoid him. Malik took the spiked tail to the face without bothering to flinch away - he'd feel it later. It wouldn't stop him. The wolf growled and shook the blow off, rounding on the feline as she darted to his side.
Claws struck with a screeching hiss - they met metal as Malik seemed to grow more solid. With a snarl he snapped at her again, though anticipated her movement just enough to catch her front leg with a second bite. It wasn't deep - lucky for her - for the moment he managed to catch Katarina the air crackled with power. There was a flicker of something in his eyes - he knew the taste of this power.
Malik hadn't noticed the approach of the Storm elemental and her bonded pair. He might have caught their strange scent early enough to avoid conflict if so. The before-rain scent that followed the creatures always set his hair on end.
The wolf jerked away from Katarina the moment the lightning manifested. He could feel the electricity building in the air. Every nerve responded to it, and Malik let hatred slip into his gaze. This wasn't anger at the Iceling before him, but at the Stormling. Ever since he'd been nearly killed, his revulsion for Storm elementals topped his general disliking for all elementals.
Malik snarled loudly as the lightning struck, and he convulsed in pain the moment it struck. (Note: this may be edited if the lightning didn't actually strike them. xD) The elemental immediately lost his wolf form, returning to a crouch as he grit his teeth. Focusing on his breathing, Malik lost all interest in the fight with Katarina. He couldn't keep that in mind when Audra's lightning strike set fire to his blood. He still had a shard within him, after all. The only thing that had saved him from death was Lydia. It was the only reason he'd agreed to bond with her.
Cringing as he heard Audra's voice, Malik kept his gaze down as he recovered. Usually a Metal elemental would absorb or channel the electricity. Malik, however, could not. It hurt, and it hurt like hell. For someone who didn't feel much pain at all, something this powerful was beyond agonizing.
Lydia watched as her partner caught his breath, her brown eyes slowly lifting to Audra and Euria as she approached. "Easy, friends." Lifting her hands, she reached for the Storm elemental and her bonded pair. "Knowledge is valuable to all of us. Please, don't... do that." Glancing to Malik, she frowned slightly and offered her hand in greeting. "I'm Lydia. If it is knowledge you seek, then perhaps we can come to an agreement - an alliance."
From where he crouched, Malik growled breathlessly.
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