Elijah
*Shit. The bear blocked her shot with his arm, and was now charging straight at her!*

*Protect her teammates. That's all she had to do. She couldn't keep track of everything at once — they were outnumbered, five to three. Though right now, only two of the enemies were engaging in battle. Just two...*

*The armored bear, and the guard wielding hook swords. That's all they had to take care of. Yet she didn't think she could go toe to toe with the former. She remembered her first time seeing a bear in the wilderness, when she was six... She could have died at that moment. The only reason that she was still alive was — somewhat ironically — her decision to give up on her survival and stop moving while it was mauling her. That wouldn't work here. How the hell do you fight a bear?*

*She would have to learn quickly. Reciting a prayer to Kanas in her head, she took a mobile stance before firing a second Plasma Shot at the bear's eyes. It couldn't block with its arms if it was using them to run towards her, and it wouldn't be able to turn as well while it was charging.*

*Whether or not the spell had successfully hit the bear, if Akaise saw that Hitoshi had gotten away from the hook sword wielder, she would use her four tentacles to try and grapple onto the swordsman's four limbs, any unsuccessful tentacles wrapping around his waist instead. If successful, she would attempt to pull him in front of herself before shoving him forward in the direction of the charging bear.*
Donna
*Hitoshi quickly dodges a backhand diagonal slash made with the hook swordsman's left hand, and successfully slices the back of his knee. The utility of hook swords, however, is that there's two. As Hitoshi runs past, the second sword in the right hand hooks her right leg, causing her to fall forward onto her chest. The good thing was that her own swing caused the warrior to land flat on his back. The bad thing was that he had two swords, and his left blade is raised, and swings towards the Kitsune...*

*But Akaise's tentacle grabs the arm before the sharp hook sinks into the Kitsune's back. The other tendrils are able to get a firm grip, and launch him towards the bear, though, his weapon's sharp hook pulls Hitoshi's leg along with him.*

*The bear catches the fireball straight to one eye, and roars in pain, making sure to keep its mouth away so that the armor covering its snout protects the open maw. It uses its paw to scrape away the burning flame. The hook sword user is tossed against the bear's side, bouncing over the top of it and landing on the floor face down, pulling Hitoshi in a massive arc, who is face up. The hook would now be over Hitoshi's leg, but the rest of her body could still move. Meanwhile, the warrior groans, trying to get up from being slammed into his comrade and bouncing onto the floor.*

*The bear, weighing a massive 400 kilograms, pays no attention to the human bouncing off him. He's mad, and his burned left eye shows it. The massive stature of savage steel rises up on its hind legs, and tries to bring its front legs down on the small armored mage.*

*Meanwhile, Thistle runs over to the hook sword warrior, brandishing her short sword. Taking advantage of him being knocked out, the point of the blade is plunged into his chest, killing him.*
```Hitoshi suffers 1 moderate cut on her right leg!
Hook sword warrior is dead!
Bear has its left eye burned, and cannot see through it!```
Elijah
*The bear. It's still trying to kill her.*

*Bears weren't as fast when walking on two legs... Could she try and escape its attack?*

*No use thinking now. She had to move!*

*After firing a Plasma Shot towards the bear's exposed groin in order to try and stun it for a few seconds, Akaise pushed all four of her tentacles off of the ground to try and accelerate one or two tiles northwest so that Hitoshi and Thistle would be behind the bear. The back of its knees were exposed. Stab them in the right place and the nerves would be severed, stopping it from moving its hind legs; at least, that was what she hoped would happen. Distracting the steel behemoth while trying to avoid its massive attacks was... Exhilarating, to say the least.*

*Exhilarating and terrifying.*
```Previous turn
Akaise casts Plasma Shot. -5 mana. 93.5/100 mana remaining.
Akaise regains 3.5 mana. 97/100 mana remaining.

Current turn
Akaise casts Plasma Shot. -5 mana. 92/100 mana remaining.
Akaise regains 3.5 mana. 95.5/100 mana remaining.```
Donna
*The bear would have to take all the hits directed at it, its groin on fire, with Kunai in its knees. However, Akaise wouldn't be fast enough to remain unscathed. The bear's massive paws slam down on Akaise's shin and foot, crushing bone and probably shattering it if wasn't for her armor, turning a crippling blow into a broken shin and foot. Enraged, the bear then raises its right paw and tries to backhand the injured mage, but could only do so much as its back legs were crippled. Thistle rushes in, attempting to stab at the bear's weak neck spot.*

*Meanwhile, the two extra arms wielding Pata, the sickle user places one sickle in his belt, before standing up.*
```Akaise suffers 2 severe injuries!
Bear suffers 3 severe injuries!
One more turn until the arbalest is loaded again!```
Gina
What does thistle do
Tyrone
*Shit. That Arbalest user is almost done reloading... If he finishes, he's going to prove to be a huge problem, and will be more than capable of killing her or Thistle.

With that in mind, Hitoshi pauses for a moment, thinking of what to do...*

*On one hand, trying to shoot the Arbalest means that as of right now, the strongest fighter besides the Bear may die. Instantly, the fight would be far more in their favour. On the other hand, the position of both the leader and the Arbalest make it so that Hitoshi won't be able to get a good hit on the Arbalest without him intercepting it... Unless...

Hitoshi throws her Acid Flask at the Pata wielder's face from behind the pillar, before immediately turning and firing an arrow at the Arbalest wielder's head. Hopefully, the flask will serve as a distraction and will not only prevent the Pata wielder from accurately throwing the Spearshots, but will also make the Leader erroneously believe that Hitoshi is now gunning for that person. Considering the difficulty in seeing Hitoshi, it might be hard to actually notice her sneaking into a better position to fire at the Arbalest wielder when the Acid Flask hits. No matter the reaction or effect of the flask, Hitoshi does this, as the Arbalest wielder is simply too big a problem to ignore at this point... If that weapon is fired at her or Thistle it could straight up kill them, whereas at least a Spearshot is somewhat more telegraphed, somewhat easier to react to.*

*It's not exactly the best of plans, but Hitoshi's our of her element here... It's an open area with almost nowhere to hide, and any little advantage must be secured as quickly as possible.*

**3.5 Mana regen. 127/130 mana.**