[a fact that Emiya Shirou would learn soon enough as he fought. while occassionally chancing a glance back at Xion as she fought, noting the grace she held, he didn't want to be outdone either. charging forward, he had no fear as he parried the strike of an Invisible. with a battle cry, Shirou hacks through the being's center, cleaving it in two with Bakuya.
and then the Shadows emerged from the ground. crossing his blades in an X formation, he swiped down and outward to take them down before they could get a proper chance to swipe at him. although much to his surprise, before a couple of them could be destroyed, the Heartless sunk back into the ground where he couldn't even reach them]
Oh no you don't!
[thrusting Kanshou and Bakuya into the darkened ground, it was almost like he was being surrounded by a pool of darkness, it seemed that when they were in this state even his swords had no effect. this was an enemy that he had no idea how to fight. what were the Heartless? he'd defeated that one with a dark sword easily enough by moving faster, but as he saw more, soldiers accompanying them as they danced around their prey, it was like they didn't know who to go for. the one with a heart...or the one with the blade that drew them here. if he stayed within this circle of darkness he'd be swallowed up by it. that much he already knew. the magus lifts his blades out of the ground, watchful eyes noting the soldiers that danced in and threatened to tear away at him. sparks flew as he clashed with their claws, but rather then strike back at them, he leapt away until he was closer to Xion again]
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and then the Shadows emerged from the ground. crossing his blades in an X formation, he swiped down and outward to take them down before they could get a proper chance to swipe at him. although much to his surprise, before a couple of them could be destroyed, the Heartless sunk back into the ground where he couldn't even reach them]
Oh no you don't!
[thrusting Kanshou and Bakuya into the darkened ground, it was almost like he was being surrounded by a pool of darkness, it seemed that when they were in this state even his swords had no effect. this was an enemy that he had no idea how to fight. what were the Heartless? he'd defeated that one with a dark sword easily enough by moving faster, but as he saw more, soldiers accompanying them as they danced around their prey, it was like they didn't know who to go for. the one with a heart...or the one with the blade that drew them here. if he stayed within this circle of darkness he'd be swallowed up by it. that much he already knew. the magus lifts his blades out of the ground, watchful eyes noting the soldiers that danced in and threatened to tear away at him. sparks flew as he clashed with their claws, but rather then strike back at them, he leapt away until he was closer to Xion again]
Xion, what's a Heartless?