[i]Indeed, she did suddenly let go, dashing away as more pellets slammed into her left arm and side, causing more blood to spew and more pain than before. As she dashed away far enough, she sighed as the blood pooling around her and surrounding locations began to quiver and shake, as puddles began to rise from the earth and towards Irina's open palm. The blood leaking from her wounds eventually hardened over, blocking off more of the deep red liquid from leaving the wounds.[/i] [i]As the surrounding area was then cleared of spilt blood, and each drop within a grotesque, malformed deep red orb within Irina's left hand, she only chuckled quietly, circling Lucien as she kept the ball at her side. It seemed that Irina, while also being a Vileblood and something of a swordswoman - could also manipulate the life essence of most organic beings - and was waiting for Lucien to attack.[/i]