Role: Guardian
Status: Day
Items: Guardian radio, cell phone
Location: St. Birch Hospital, Psych ward
Sync: 100%
“She knows what I’m trying to do!” Piers realized as Sigataph stopped him from getting to Landy’s unconscious body. Her powers were amazing; she had complete control over her skills at creating and manipulating fire. Fear crept up Piers’s spine as he weighed the sheer power of Sigataph, but he tried to appear calm.
The heat from the flames alone forced Piers to back away. “She’ll roast me alive if I’m careless,” Piers thought to himself. “Alright, this is like a game of chess; Landy is the metaphorical king, of course, as she is my ultimate target. Unfortunately, I’ve got to play like Sigataph is my target. Sigataph is the metaphorical queen, the most powerful piece on the board, as she easily controls the most area in this hall with her powers. She can block me quickly, so I’ve got to strike suddenly. So, I’ve but one option…block the queen, keep her from making a sudden move, then go for a checkmate that not even the queen can prevent.” He then spoke directly to Sigataph, his voice still merged with Skitters’s raspy tone. “I’m impressed, Sigataph…Skitters thinks the two of you should go one-on-one for now.”
Piers moved back away from Landy, and backed into an aluminum chair. Turning, he quickly grabbed the chair, darted to the nearest window that looked into a small office, and smashed the window with the chair. Skitters then separated from Piers, darting off of his body in a shape that somewhat resembled an oval, and quickly formed appendages to gather up around five shards of glass. Then, Skitters quickly began spinning and striking outward with them randomly as his small, amorphous shape darted towards Sigataph in what looked like a direct attack. It was the same move he’d used against Jace, and it was still more tactical than physical.
Suddenly, Skitters darted right, seemingly going towards Landy, but then came directly at Sigataph again, attempting to back her into a small corridor that came to a dead-end at a storage closet.
“If she throws fire again, avoid it at all costs, even if you have to back up…we can’t sustain any more damage, Skitters,” Piers thought, communicating with Skitters. He noticed that Skitters was a bit slower than usual. Now that the sync was ended, half of the damage from Jace’s blade was inflicted on Piers, and half of it on Skitters. This was good for Piers who did not have to directly fight, but for Skitters, who was using a great deal of his maximum speed, it hampered his abilities a bit. “Hang in there, Skitters! We can limit her fire-tossing if we can limit her range of motion…remember, corner the queen!”
Piers waited for Sigataph to focus her attention on the approaching Skitters, hoping she would back away. Would she be able to land a hit on Skitters? As soon as her attention diverted just the slightest bit, Piers was going to make a mad dash towards Landy.
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