[b]Except, he didn't exactly have to. There was a blood red armor under the cloak, he wore it literally everywhere. The dagger bounced off of the armor, rattling her arm a little. Raid spoke.[/b] "Find a weakness! Exploit it! Remember, I'll be fine! Don't bother being scared of hurting me!" [b]Raid runs up to her quickly, and tries to punch her in the stomach.[/b]

[i]Hazel's eyes widened for a moment, before she suddenly raised out her left arm and aimed it towards Raid's chest in a hurry. Although Raid's punch did interfere and pushed her back, what she intended to pull off did actually work; for a burst of white energy suddenly pushed against Raid, attempting to push him off with a considerable amount of force as Hazel reeled back from the punch.[/i]

[b]It did indeed blow him back, but only by couple yards. It tripped him up when he came to the last inch, but he quickly got back up, flipping upwards from his back to his feet. He then decided to use a little bit of his own magic, nothing that would actually hurt her, just slow her down. Raid raised his hand up to his face, and muttered a few words as he clenched the hand into a fist. Hazel began to feel more sluggish, a little fatigued. Raid has slowed the flow of her blood, not enough to do any actual damage, but enough to slow her down. He felt his power from the Hellwind drain...[/b] [spoiler]That last sentence is more for me so I can total how many nodes he uses.[/spoiler]

[i]"Wh-Wha.."[/i] [b]Hazel definitely felt much more sluggish, her left hand resting upon her stomach where Raid had punched her. It didn't hurt her, of course, she just wasn't used to pain at all.[/b] [b]She figured it was some sort of magic. She was impressed, to say the least. And this was when Raid wasn't even trying. The cleric began to circle Raid, twirling her dagger slightly as she waited for Raid to attack first.[/b]