[Was that... being cheered? Hey, he almost never got to do his thing in front of a crowd, let alone to see them reacting to it like this! Maybe this wasn't going to be so b--
OKAY NO HIS TAUNT WORKED A LITTLE BETTER THAN HE EXPECTED. He could only scarcely manage to bring his shield to bear against the barrage of blows; even then, with his haste, he could only manage to mitigate the blows a bit instead of shake them off entirely.
And with that many fists, it stung.]
oofgh...
[That's okay. That was just a bunch of smaller hits... which meant he'd taken bigger hits. Which meant he was okay.
But he needed to start fighting this thing back. And even if bugs weren't his forte, another pitiful glance over to the stunned captive only reminded him that he didn't have the luxury of being able to take this one easy. By the time he regained his footing, he was already twisting his upper body to match, all his weight and motion centering into a balled, glowing fist. Drain Punch would at least help him even the scales a bit.
After all, it wasn't the number of punches thrown; it was how well someone could stand up to them. And as his punch was sent out squarely between a pair of the shadow's eyes, it was time to see if this bug had half the shell he did.]
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OKAY NO HIS TAUNT WORKED A LITTLE BETTER THAN HE EXPECTED. He could only scarcely manage to bring his shield to bear against the barrage of blows; even then, with his haste, he could only manage to mitigate the blows a bit instead of shake them off entirely.
And with that many fists, it stung.]
oofgh...
[That's okay. That was just a bunch of smaller hits... which meant he'd taken bigger hits. Which meant he was okay.
But he needed to start fighting this thing back. And even if bugs weren't his forte, another pitiful glance over to the stunned captive only reminded him that he didn't have the luxury of being able to take this one easy. By the time he regained his footing, he was already twisting his upper body to match, all his weight and motion centering into a balled, glowing fist. Drain Punch would at least help him even the scales a bit.
After all, it wasn't the number of punches thrown; it was how well someone could stand up to them. And as his punch was sent out squarely between a pair of the shadow's eyes, it was time to see if this bug had half the shell he did.]