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    ForsomereasonthemovementsofthesnakessentchillsdownWave’sspine.


    Itwasnotasthoughhedidnotlikesnakes,oratleastthatiswhathethought,


    buthecouldbewrong,lackofmemoriestendtothrowone’spriorperceptive


    outthewindow.


    Wavewasmesmerizedbethetipofthesnake’stail.Thetailremindedhimof


    Violet’ssword,howinthecenterithadtopiecesthatwhencollided,created


    asparkwhichlaterbecameafireball.


    Ifhedidnotactsoon,hewouldlikelybethefirstonetosufferpain.Pulling


    hisboomerangoutfrombehind,Wavethrowingtheboomeranginthesnake’s


    direction,hepatientlywaitsforittowhackthesnakeinthehead.


    Smallhairsonthesnakestandonend,Waveisnotcloseenoughtonotice,the


    hairsgivethesnakeanawarenessofthechangeinairpressure.Thesnakenow


    knowsabouttheobjectheadingtowardsit.Thetwotipsofthesnakestailvibrate,


    whichcausesthemtobangintooneanother,andwhentheydoachemicalreaction


    occurs,causingacombustioneffect,whichjetsthesnakeforwards.Asmallfireis


    trailingbehindthesnake,asitisabouttocrosspathswithWave.


    Wavealmostfallsbackwardsfromtheunexpecteddevelopment.Theboomerang


    soonreturnstoWave.(Iamluckythatmyboomerangdidnotcomeintocontact


    withthatfire!)Wavebreathsasighofrelief,andputsawayhisboomerang,he


    insteadwieldshisironbearclaws.


    Thesnakefeelsthechangeinvibration,whichhasbeencausedbyWaveputting


    hisboomerangaway,andtakingouthisclaws.Thesnakemovesforwardsalong


    thesoildirectlytoWave’slocation.Thesnakeopensitsmouthrevelingitsrazor


    sharpfangs.Thesnakethrustsintotheair,andattemptstobiteWave.


    Waveinstinctivelyslasheshisclawsdown,thesoundofmetalisheardasthe


    ironclawshavejustcollidedwiththesnakesteeth.Anewproblemhasreplaced


    thepriorattackofthesnake,itistightlyclingtothemetalclaw.Theonlything


    Wavecanthinktodoisattackwithhisotherclaw.SlashingdownWaveis


    optimisticabouthittingthesnake.


    Havingjustfailedtotearintoitsnemesis,thesnakegripstheweapontightly


    withitsteeth.Thesnakecanfeelthechangeinairpressure.Rotatingitstail,Royal Road is the home of this novel. Visit there to read the original and support the author.


    thesnakeblockstheoncomingattack.Itsucceedsbyvibrationthetipofits


    tailoncemore.


    Waveisinstantlyburnedwhenhishandcomesdowntowardsthesnake.


    (Weareatastalemate,howcanIgetoutofthis.)Waveknowsthatthestalemate


    issoongoingtoend,andthesnakewillhavetheadvantage.(Ihaveanidea,but


    thisisreallygoingtohurt!)


    Thesnakecanfeeltheairpressurechanging,butitdoesnotfeelanymovements


    fromthecreatureitisholding.Thechangeinairpressureisbuildingupevenmore.


    Thelightsofmovementscannowbefeltbythesnake.


    SparksaregatheringaroundWave’sfingertips.Atfirstitonlyfeelslikeasmall


    staticshockwhenitcomestothepain,butasmoreelectricityisformed,thepain


    intensifies.“Feelthepainofbasiclightning,youdamsnake!”Thecurrentisdirected


    intothetipofthesnakestail,upitsbody,andintoitsteeth.Waveandthesnakeare


    sentflyingintodifferentdirections.BoththesnakeandWavetakeaboutathirdof


    damagefromthecharge,aswellasasmallamountoffalldamage.


    ThesnakedartedbacktowardsWave’slocation.AsWavewasrisingfromtheground


    hecouldseethesnake,itwouldbetherewithinseconds.(WhatshouldIdo,Icannot


    dothatattackagain,itwouldcausemetomuchdamage,andthesnakewouldavoid


    itevenifItriedtofromafar.)Contemplatingwhattodo,fornowWavewouldjust


    avoidthesnake,andworkoutsomesortofstrategywhiledoingso.


    AsthesnakewasalmostonWave’stail,hegatheredchi,andthenbeginstolevitate.


    Wavepullsoutsomedartsfromhisvestpocket.Hehurlsthreedartsatthesnake.


    Insteadofavoidingthedarts,thesnakemovesitstongueagainstitsfang,rubbing


    theunderpartagainstthefangs,asparkisignited,anditletsoutaburstoffire.


    Thedartscrashintothefire,becomingnothingmorethenmeretorches,andthen


    ash.Waveisawarehecannotfloataroundintheairindefinably,sofornowhe


    returnstothegroundtorecoversomechi.


    (Okaysolightningdidsomedecentdamage,butthesnakeavoidsanythingIsend


    initsdirection.WhatifIgavethelightningawillofitsown?)Wavebeginstogather


    morelightning,thistimeheisusingadvancedlightning,andthereason,hedoesnot


    thinkthatbasiclightningcancreateenoughenergytothinkforitsself.


    Wavegivesthelightningtheshapeofaneagle.(Cometolife!)Wavewillstothe


    lightning.Theeaglelookslikeadrawingwithjusttheoutlines,butinsteadofpencil


    theoutlineismadeofelectricity.


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    WaveDroplethascreatedtheLightninganimalskill


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    Lightninganimalskilldescription:Willinglightningtotaketheshapeofananimal,


    theusercanthengivethistemporarybeingawillofitsown.Warningdonotmake


    anythingtoaggressive,asthismaycausethecreaturetogoonarampage,andattack


    itscreator.


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    Instinctivelytheeagleheadsinthedirectionoftheinjuredsnake.Thesnakecansense


    thechangeinairpressure,andtriestoavoidtheeagle,butitcannot.Grabbingthesnake


    withitstalonstheeaglecarriesthesnakeintotheair,thesnakecontinuestotakesmall


    electricaldamagefromtheeagle.Wavewantstofinishthesnakeoffquickly,sothathe


    cankilltheothersnakesaswell.


    Wavelevitatesintotheairandfloatstothesnakeandeagle,makingsureheremoves


    hisironclawsbeforehegetstoclose.OnceheisatthesnakeWaveattackswithbasic


    kickrotationvolley,addingadvancedlightningkicktotheendofeachattack.Thiskills


    thesnake.


    Wavewaitsfortheeagletocatchthenextsnake.Theycontinuethispatternuntilall


    Theburstsnakeshavebeenfinishedoff.“AndthewinnerisWaveDroplet!”Wave


    hearstheannouncementjustafewsecondsafterthelightningeaglefadesaway.


    Wavereturnstothewaitingroom.Willowcutsthetipofhisearwithherknifeasshe


    walksby,whileheadingtothestadiumforhernextmatch.