The first guard rounded the corner with her weapon already drawn, her boots echoing sharply against the pristine white floor. Naia shifted her stance, water beginning to coalesce around her fingertips in preparation for the confrontation ahead. But before she could even begin to channel her element properly, Mika was already moving.
The earth-wielder surged forward with a snarl of pure rage, her blade cutting through the air in a vicious horizontal arc that caught the lead guard off-guard. The woman barely had time to raise her weapon before Mika's earth-blade crashed into her defense, sending her staggering backward into her companions. Blood sprayed from her split lip as the blow rattled her skull.
"Mika, wait!" Naia called out, but her friend was already pressing her attack.
