Jotou's focused eyes broke concentration and she could feel her heart in her throat. All her sparks fluctuated and fizzled for a split-second before returning to normal.
In that moment- "BASH!" A cylinder of stone emerged from the mesh floor and slammed into her stomach. With all the wind knocked out of her, she was about go flying towards the ceiling.
However, the stone turned into a fist and grasped around her waist. It pulled the blonde back towards the silver-haired woman with a yank and connected to one of her four arms.
Jotou forehead fell forward and she hit her head against the stone, "Ngeh!" she groaned and winced as she pulled her head back. One of her arms was free, while her dominant hand which held the sword was encased.
The blonde was brought closer to the uncovered face of the silver-haired woman. Her scarlet eyes kept staring and staring and staring… Jotou panted and knitted her brows—she could feel something tightening around her waist.
