[He's never fought anyone or anything like a mesmer, so the split second of surprise buys Syrlya the time needed to get in close. When Syrlya disappears from in front of him but his sensors detect someone behind him, 9S springs forward to dodge what is surely an upcoming strike, but isn't quite fast enough to avoid the sword hitting his side.
Syrlya's physical strike doesn't really hurt 9S, but the mental one does.
It rattles him for the briefest of moments -- he's used to things getting in his head when he fights, memories of machines echoing in his mind -- and 9S quickly refocuses, landing on his feet and twisting to face his adversary. 9S' hands are empty; his own sword had buried itself point first in the ground behind Syrlya, having missed its target.
As 9S turns, his hand glows again, the rings of light rapidly expanding around his wrist before he fires what appears to be a fast moving ball of light -- nearly a beam -- directly at Syrlya. If Syrlya's struck, he'll quickly realise that the light does... absolutely nothing. You can't hack something that isn't a machine!]
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Syrlya's physical strike doesn't really hurt 9S, but the mental one does.
It rattles him for the briefest of moments -- he's used to things getting in his head when he fights, memories of machines echoing in his mind -- and 9S quickly refocuses, landing on his feet and twisting to face his adversary. 9S' hands are empty; his own sword had buried itself point first in the ground behind Syrlya, having missed its target.
As 9S turns, his hand glows again, the rings of light rapidly expanding around his wrist before he fires what appears to be a fast moving ball of light -- nearly a beam -- directly at Syrlya. If Syrlya's struck, he'll quickly realise that the light does... absolutely nothing. You can't hack something that isn't a machine!]