Chapter 53: Use Everything
*Flap! Flap! Flap!*
The Summoner flapped his wings and retreated, taking to the skies. At the same time, he activated a martial art that made his presence and physical form almost unnoticeable. With even the slightest distraction, he would vanish completely from his enemies' senses.
Niara didn't move to stop him. The dynamic between the two of them was clear: the Summoner specialized in fleeing and hiding, probably relying on countless safeguards to keep himself safe.
Meanwhile, his Spiritual Guardian focused entirely on offense. He used daggers, so he wasn't a mage. He could be a Fighter-type or maybe even a rare Mystic, with a high focus on damage.
The black-clad Spiritual Guardian scoffed, his daggers pulsing in sync with his orange aura.
Niara stayed sharp, trying to catch even the slightest sign of his Blessing. But even if she figured something out, resisting that power was impossible without detailed knowledge of its effects and weaknesses.
Even if the enemy used a Blessing people had heard of and could look up in a library, knowing what it did and fully understanding its weaknesses were two very different things.
Of course, average Blessings had obvious weaknesses, easy to grasp and exploit. But the really unique or above-average ones? Only the user who'd studied them deeply would know how they truly worked.
In short, very few people picked weird Blessings. They weren't practical to use, were hard to master, and even tougher to improve later. But in return, they offered a major strategic advantage when it came to ambushes. It was nearly impossible to figure out how to deal with them mid-battle...
Niara was tense, until—
'Get ready... use everything you've got. We have to end this in one move.' Darian's voice echoed in her mind, making her heart race with excitement.