[ When he finally used her name, he used it as though he came to her as a friend, and immediately she wished it had never crossed his lips. A part of her suspected that he used it only to put her off balance, but she quickly dismissed it in favor of a much more unsettling proposition that she feared had even greater merit, even as it unsettled her—that he used it because he hoped it might make his message reach her.
For fear that it could, she pressed her thumb down.
Blue light flashed and hummed as it burnt the air beside her, the smell of ozone permeating from it. It did not occur to her that it would be the first time he saw her wield it, from his perspective, for her mind focused too keenly on recreating the burn that time and space had erased from his face. She shifted both hands to tighten around the grip and in one swift movement, cut diagonally upwards to either force him back or cleave him in half—she would happily settle for either outcome, at this point. He had his warning. ]
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For fear that it could, she pressed her thumb down.
Blue light flashed and hummed as it burnt the air beside her, the smell of ozone permeating from it. It did not occur to her that it would be the first time he saw her wield it, from his perspective, for her mind focused too keenly on recreating the burn that time and space had erased from his face. She shifted both hands to tighten around the grip and in one swift movement, cut diagonally upwards to either force him back or cleave him in half—she would happily settle for either outcome, at this point. He had his warning. ]