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Just in time, too, because the moment he drew away it began pouring, instantly reducing visibility. Ji-hyun stepped away from Sloane, palms practically crackling with energy. He couldn't see their opponent, but it didn't take a genius to figure out that they were close. Anticipation practically radiated through the trees at him, and he was ready to meet it.
What he wasn't expecting was the spear. In fact, he didn't really see it until it was almost on top of him, right before Sloane pushed him out of its trajectory. The weapon struck the ground, quivering slightly as if enraged at its failure.
The beast came next, charging out of the woods towards the two defenders. Scrambling backwards, Sloane lost her footing, falling backwards. Ji-hyun himself took a few steps back, hands held out in front of him. Suddenly going head to head with a beast this size, armed only with sleep magic, didn't seem like such a good idea after all. Ares would probably be laughing his ass off right about now.
"Try to put it to sleep!" Ji-hyun turned, sighting only Sloane heading back towards the tree. "What?!" he yelled back, unaware of Wes already halfway up the tree.
But Sloane had already gone. Turning back to the beast, which was now growling at him, he edged back a fraction. "Uh. Easy there." His voice seemed to set it off, though, and it growled again, louder this time, moving towards him. He ducked the first swipe of its paw, feinting ineffectively to the left before lunging forward, hands outstretched. It swiped once more at him, and this time one claw tore through the flesh of his left palm. Blood spattered the forest floor, seeping into the mud, but his other hand made contact with its face, and in the next instant it had dropped, barely conscious.
Holding his injured hand to his chest, Ji-hyun turned in Sloane's direction, just in time to see Wes's fingers close around the flag. "I have the flag? I HAVE THE FLAG! TROJANS WIN!!"
"You sure do," Ji-hyun groaned bitterly. He watched Sloane help Wes down from the tree, and trailed along behind the both of them back to the main hall. Once back at the hall, he turned to them, accepting Wes's fist bump with his uninjured hand, and offering Sloane one last you did well nod.
"Good win. I'll just be off to get some help with this, don't want to get sepsis." Leaving them with a wry chuckle, Ji-hyun left to seek first aid.