Reiku smiled as she turned, seeing her attack was marginally sucessful. "Hrmm, maybe these things have a weakness to the elements" She runs her hand over the many small scrolls she has on her harness and rests her hand on one with a bolt of lightning on its blue seal. Suddenly she hears Umi's voice from somewhere in the room. "Umi?!" she calls out, tearing her eyes from the pillars to scan the room, looking for the anthro-dragon. She stood confused for a moment, hopelessly confused, not understanding where Umiriko was. "UMI, IF YOU CAN HEAR ME, GET COE TO SAFTEY AND FIND ARKAIN, HE WAS CAPTURED!" She turned her attention to the pillars again and cried out in shock as she saw the nearest one rushing straight at her, coming down at a 45 degree angle.<span style="font-style: italic">No time</span>. She held her sword diagonally across the front of her body, placing her left hand against the flat of its blade near the tip, dropping her scroll, hoping to absorb most of the blow. The Pillars mouth slammed into her, sending her tumbling head over heels all the way to the back of the room. Her head cracked against the wall, the latex coating doing very little to soften the impact, her sword flying from her hand. She lay with her back against the wall, stars popping infront of her eyes. She got to her feet, still dazed. She looked around for her sword, spying it all the way at the base of the pillar that attacked her. She sprinted for it, her head reeling, her movments noticably wobbly.