[Lloyd's eyes widen - damn it, he's fast! But there's no time to think. He acts.]
Guardian!
[The protective shell forms within a breath of Emil's attack, barely dulling the blade's speed in time. It still hits, it still hurts, but it doesn't slice his chest open.
And now Emil is too close to hopefully dodge this. Lloyd pulls out of his stagger into a backhanded attack, hurling mana again.]
[Action]
Guardian!
[The protective shell forms within a breath of Emil's attack, barely dulling the blade's speed in time. It still hits, it still hurts, but it doesn't slice his chest open.
And now Emil is too close to hopefully dodge this. Lloyd pulls out of his stagger into a backhanded attack, hurling mana again.]
Beast!