"ARGH!"
'Shoot!'
The hunter's sudden thrashing almost broke my concentration. The delicate balance between Mender's Paradox and Exorcist's Gaze wavered violently. I felt the purging energy spike, threatening to scald the man's injury instead of cleansing it.
"Stay still!" I gritted my teeth, pressing my hand down harder to physically restrain him while mentally wrestling with the unstable energies. {Seren!}
{On it, friend!}
A soft, chime-like sound echoed in my mind, unheard by anyone else. A gentle wave of calming illusion washed over the hunter. His panicked struggles ceased almost instantly, his eyes glazing over with a peaceful, drowsy expression after a few moments.
{Done!}
The crisis was averted.
{...Thanks.}
Sweat dripped from my brow as I refocused, carefully guiding the last remnants of the corrupting energy out of the wound. A final wisp of black smoke dissipated, and the gray veins faded completely.
"Hah..."
I let out a long, shaky breath.
