Boss Attacks: Laguna - seeing fire - 206 words

3. Freeze! It takes seconds to realize that the portal has closed behind you. It takes another moment to realize you can’t breathe. Draw or write your character struggling for air as the water closes in around them.

 

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The mermaid moved swiftly to the side, dodging a volley of thermite and flaming bullets. The fire and destruction quite literally outside its element sizzled and hissed in the water violently, as its explosive rage quickly died down, and came to a halt. No matter the force, that stuff wouldn't be getting far underwater. Laguna turned back to the creature that didn't show any signs of stopping to lash out at her.

 

Arcus held herself in place with sluggish movement of her legs. The ends of her feet were spread out like paddles, but nothing else indicated a transformation to assist survival in a space essentially devoid of oxygen. Her mane hissed and spit embers around itself, seemingly keeping itself lit only by spite and anger alone.

 

Laguna's brow furrowed as she corrected the position of her glasses on her nose. This odd thing had no gills - and yet, its chest rose and fell, as though it breathed with mammalian-like lungs. The mermaid shook her head, letting out a soft huff. "You make no sense."

 

The wyfex readied her firearm. Her clawed finger firmly around the trigger, Arcus lifted the weapon. With a bitter scoff, she pointed its glowing barrel straight at Laguna.

 

"Mistakes rarely do."