User blog:Carol of the bells/Days of Ruin --- Zen's exile, part 19

Days of Ruin --- Zen's exile, part 19
"Now," Zen addresed the Golem, "It's about time you disappear, too."

Steam pushed past it's mouth as a growl rumbled through it's body. Jerking it's arm back, it swung down at her, hard. Without bothering to doge, she lifted her hand, crystalizing it and blocking the attack. The ground buckled beneath her feet, but she stood fast. She countered with a hard kick, her boot connecting with the Golem's arm, crystals sprouting from it.

The rogue stumbled back, nearly toppling over. It recovered, but was immediately met with the blunt of a crystal hammer. Zen's attack caused it to fall over. It stilled for a moment, before a low voice echoed from it's mouth.

"Blast...Umbrella..."

It raised itself up, swinging around in a single motion. It's jaw fell open wide, green light flooding from it, colliding into Zen.

When the light faded and the dust cleared, the summoner was no where to be seen. It tilted it's stone head slightly in confusion.

Zen appeared on the ground behind him, materializing two large crystal pillars on each side of her. Bright white light began to charge at the tip of each collumn. "Prism Flash." The light shot out, merging into a single, powerful beam.

Golem jerked to the left, hard, barely missing the light beam. He watched the light seemingly vanish into the side of the cliff before it errupted into a violent explosion, sweeping wind across the grassland.

Zen grunted in frustration, the pillars shattering. "I missed..."

The rogue looked back at her. It reared up in anger, attacking her furiously. She dodged the rubble expertly, before a sudden wave of exhaustion took over her. She faltered, a piece of earth colliding with her. She gasped, the wind leaving her lungs.

It seems like my new technique takes up alot of energy...Zen thought to herself, getting back up on her feet, ''But I have to finish this. I just need one more shot.''

Golem charged at her, raising it's fist to attack. She blocked it with a crystal shield, struggling to keep it materialized. She was forced to leap back as it finally shattered. The momentum of his blow caused him to fall over, face-flat on the ground.

Zen took the opportunity, re-creating the crystal collumns. "Prism Flash!" Again, the beam of light ripped from the pillars, exploding on contact with the rogue. Another gust of wind tore through the plains as Golem let out a roar of defeat, disappearing into white light.

The summoner began to pant heavily, clutching her chest as she felt a sudden lack of air in her lungs. She dropped to her knees, trying to catch her breath. As she began to recover, she looked up to see the sun rising.

"Lan...cia..." She managed to summon her healer just before she dropped to the ground, falling into unconciousness.