Up above, Sakura noticed Erik’s transition and so shot arrows upon the monstrous flowers to suppress their movement, stifle any attempted acid spitting, and of course kill them if the chance arose. Her other self continued charging until she went around the smoke and continued whirling her masakari.
Smoke everywhere, Erik leapt forth, sword swinging about through the smoke to fend off any nearby flowers that the apparitional Sakura may have missed. Erik set-up two bear traps behind himself, hoisted Annie with his free hand over his shoulder, leapt over the bear traps, and scurried towards Zurga and Haegar to regroup. If any plants pursued, hopefully they triggered the traps.
Several more apparitions appeared, picking themselves up while ashy smoke manifested into them and gave them a living aspect. A few attacked the fiendish flowers while a few stepped in front of Erik, shields and katanas raised.
Erik parried an incoming katana but then whirled his blade to intercept the other apparitions’ incoming attacks, sidestepping continuously to make sure Annie did not receive any blades herself while disarraying their katanas for that moment.
“Núna deyrðu!” Erik countered with a thrust overhead the shield of his first attacker, blade piercing the apparition’s mouth and sticking out the back of his neck--he fell over while Erik pulled his blade out and parried another katana. He push kicked another’s shield back to create space and parried the previous apparition’s second attack, then an arrow wizzed and struck the apparition’s shield with such force the shield shattered and the arrow plunged into his head.
An opening created, Erik retreated while the Sakuras and the remaining few apparitions preoccupied any possible pursuers who managed to bypass the smoke and bear traps.
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