Injured
Ryu took a breath and the entire world seemed to revolve around him. [Third Perspective] activated, and it felt like he was watching the world from the skies above, with his own body becoming a faint extension of those senses.
His gaze flashed and his Mysteries of Heaven and Earth Pupils activated.
"Spread your wings and soar…" Ryu spoke softly.
QIIIIII!
The cry of a phoenix echoed, and before its shadow could be clearly seen, Ryu had suddenly moved, his great swordstaffs swinging down with a mighty momentum.
A white phoenix spread its wings and soared into the skies, all the qi in the region seemingly being ripped into Ryu's control.
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"What are those weapons? I've never seen them before."
"A sword and a polearm? It looks like a blacksmith used too much material on a glaive. What kind of weapon is that? How can they even be wielded properly?"