[Melee vs. range. It was completely counterintuitive to a man whose spent a lifetime mastering the art of knocking heads with both words and fists. It was another wall for him, like the one he had hit with his work in helping Fayt.
He would ask Maria. He would ask Mirage. Hell, he would ask Nel if she were willing, but Runology was completely different from anything like this. Maria and Mirage weren't here.
Gritting his teeth, Cliff forced his tired mind to focus and the swirling sphere to stabilize. Another breath, and he managed to condense it to a manageable size.
Barely.
The next step was harder. A beam.
A beam.
Brick. Wall.]
Gah! Forget this!
[Cliff hurled the ball into the adjacent wall at full force in his frustration, tearing throw layers of metal and wiring just to make his point.
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He would ask Maria. He would ask Mirage. Hell, he would ask Nel if she were willing, but Runology was completely different from anything like this. Maria and Mirage weren't here.
Gritting his teeth, Cliff forced his tired mind to focus and the swirling sphere to stabilize. Another breath, and he managed to condense it to a manageable size.
Barely.
The next step was harder. A beam.
A beam.
Brick. Wall.]
Gah! Forget this!
[Cliff hurled the ball into the adjacent wall at full force in his frustration, tearing throw layers of metal and wiring just to make his point.
It would grow back.]