"Aeh..." Merina hesitated for a few seconds as she stood there, her eyes wide, facing what looked like a small mountain standing before her. Her heart pounded in her chest. Then, finally, she summoned her courage, straightened her back, and began waving her arms in fluid, elegant motions like the ebb and flow of ocean waves.
BlopBlop
Her hair started swirling around her head like a crown of liquid threads, and from within it, strange gooey bubbles began to emerge — viscous, shimmering, and pulsing faintly. Those bubbles clumped together, fusing and morphing until they formed a tiny dragon made entirely of translucent slime. The miniature creature flapped its wings, twisted in the air, and began to spiral around her rapidly, circling like a guardian spirit. Then, she lunged forward with fire in her eyes.
"Here I come!"
Yaaawn Vanier let out a slow, uninterested yawn. His posture didn't shift in the slightest — as if none of this was worth the energy.
