[he just gives a nod to the strategy, it seems solid enough to him. He lets her run in first, chasing after her burst of speed. He's much slower, he feels like his reflexes have all been dulled down and weights attached to his limbs. He can already tell it's gonna take awhile to get used to not having the Cruxis Crystal enhancing his capabilities.]
[But even so, it wasn't like he was without skill. He still had years of sword training, of fighting, of time spent where he trained to fight while using as little as his power as possible.]
[And so while he's not nearly as fast as Nepeta- by the time the demon is swiping at her, Zelos is in range and delivers a deep slash at its stomach. It stumbles and roars at the injuries. Another felguard that was stepping near attacks to swipe at Zelos from the side, but with a simple turn the felguard instead collides with his shield.]
[At the very least, he seems to be holding himself well enough to work as a long enough distraction for Nepeta to finish the one on the left off]
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[But even so, it wasn't like he was without skill. He still had years of sword training, of fighting, of time spent where he trained to fight while using as little as his power as possible.]
[And so while he's not nearly as fast as Nepeta- by the time the demon is swiping at her, Zelos is in range and delivers a deep slash at its stomach. It stumbles and roars at the injuries. Another felguard that was stepping near attacks to swipe at Zelos from the side, but with a simple turn the felguard instead collides with his shield.]
[At the very least, he seems to be holding himself well enough to work as a long enough distraction for Nepeta to finish the one on the left off]