[ Using magic in ways like this is definitely foreign to him, though he's getting used to it. He realizes it was much easier in a physical sense to have a Persona act on his behalf, but mentally it's much less taxing. That's got to be the balance there, right? He still kind of misses it.
The whip does come flying backwards, a little unruly since Minato's still learning to control it. The sort of Dark Magic he's used to literally runs on insta-kill, so this is something new entirely. He jumps to the side, managing to doge the tip slapping against the ground beside him, leaving a welt and dead grass in it's wake. The strands don't appear to be burnt as they might with fire, but just suddenly devoid of life, brown and dead.
There's the smell of ozone building in the air that indicates Tieria's next move, although Minato isn't sure how well his spell will act as a defense, he'll try it anyway. Only one way to find out, right? He snaps the whip back up and coils it three times, readying himself for the next attack. ]
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The whip does come flying backwards, a little unruly since Minato's still learning to control it. The sort of Dark Magic he's used to literally runs on insta-kill, so this is something new entirely. He jumps to the side, managing to doge the tip slapping against the ground beside him, leaving a welt and dead grass in it's wake. The strands don't appear to be burnt as they might with fire, but just suddenly devoid of life, brown and dead.
There's the smell of ozone building in the air that indicates Tieria's next move, although Minato isn't sure how well his spell will act as a defense, he'll try it anyway. Only one way to find out, right? He snaps the whip back up and coils it three times, readying himself for the next attack. ]