He needed space. Jelo created distance with Wingburst, the fire exploding from his back and launching him several meters away from Hawkgirl's reach. He landed smoothly and immediately shifted to a ranged strategy.
He responded with precise fireballs, no longer throwing them in quick succession but timing each one carefully. He aimed for angles that would force her to move rather than simply block, targeting her positioning and cutting off her advance routes. Each fireball was placed deliberately, creating a pattern that forced Hawkgirl to defend instead of advance.
She was pushed into a defensive posture, dodging some fireballsand blocking others, unable to close the distance while Jelomaintained his spacing and projectile pressure. Her forward momentum was halted, and for several seconds, Jelo controlled the tempo of the fight.
But Hawkgirl adapted again.
