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>New Perk! Battle Trance (Auditory Focus, Incomplete): Greatly reduced (Sometimes autopass) DC for actions focused on defense and dodging when your sense of hearing is able to be used. Gets weaker and/or stronger depending on certain unknown factors.
>Focus up from 3 to 3.5!
>Small Awakening! Weight of Gratitude now needs almost no effort to be used when the target is either something you own or yourself. Allows for easier aerial mobility (Still no flight, however).

You knew Sora was getting furious. She was acting recklessly at this point. Her dagger came close to hitting you a few times, but with each dodge, maneuvering in the air felt easier. Her screaming would be deafening if you were closer to her. Her eyes were now glowing a solid red. Was it her aura blazing? Maybe. It didn’t matter too much, because something else was caught your attention.

Her attacks seemed to be getting slower. Or were they? No, the chains seemed slower, but the force of the air brushing your skin after each near-hit felt stronger. It was something else. In reality, her attacks were speeding up. But why were they easier to dodge than before, then?

Sora dislodged her off-hand dagger from the roof, dashing towards you while spinning mid-motion. A good try, but a slight push from your hands was enough to lift yourself out of harm’s way. She turned around and dashed once more, attacking wildly in erratic patterns as her chains surrounded you from all directions.

But the randomness of the patterns didn’t matter. Everything was moving slower, and your enhanced hearing allowed you to notice when one of her weapons came dangerously close. Extending one arm here, a somersault jump there, etc. You didn’t even need to see the attacks to dodge them. You just felt them way before they happened.

And good thing you noticed that, because Sora changed her strategy again while you kept floating in the air. She dashed towards one of the room’s lights, slashing at it, then moving on towards the next one, and the next. The room quickly grew dark as more lights got destroyed by her chains. You felt proud, forcing her to strategize to beat you. She was growing, too.

And now the room was entirely in darkness, except for a few things. A thin trail of fiery sparks spun in place in the distance. Using Dust to set her daggers on fire? Cool—this would make things more interesting. But why were they spinning so slowly, and why didn’t you feel in danger at all?

Another dash came through, the bright objects moving closer to you. Her daggers approached you from various directions, trying to hit you as you continued to float like a feather. Now the breeze that hit your face after each swing you dodged felt warm, soothing. You were unable to see the chains, but there was no need. You could hear them approaching and instinctively dodge with plenty of time to spare.

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