[The Darkness may mend him back together, but the first damage has been dealt on both sides - hardly enough to be worth talking about, but just maybe significant on the long run - which Riku supposes makes this first clash a draw.
Not that he really has any time to think about it right now (though he will have plenty later), not with the next blast approaching, like a huge wave threatening to swallow him as a whole, but he's been up against this plenty times in Castle Oblivion with only his arms to shield himself. He isn't quite as defenseless now.
All it takes is a shift of his weight, a stretch of his left arm, magic and darkness twining as he gathers and forms them at his palm, creating not a point shield, but a barrier that covers all of his front, protecting him from the blast. At the same time, he lifts Soul Eater back up, preparing to attack again, the moment his shield goes down.]
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Not that he really has any time to think about it right now (though he will have plenty later), not with the next blast approaching, like a huge wave threatening to swallow him as a whole, but he's been up against this plenty times in Castle Oblivion with only his arms to shield himself. He isn't quite as defenseless now.
All it takes is a shift of his weight, a stretch of his left arm, magic and darkness twining as he gathers and forms them at his palm, creating not a point shield, but a barrier that covers all of his front, protecting him from the blast. At the same time, he lifts Soul Eater back up, preparing to attack again, the moment his shield goes down.]