Four Button Buddies and their Needlancer stood dancing before Kythe. The moon smiled at him from behind them, and he smiled back. He summoned Lunascend, which appeared in his hands amidst fluttering sparkles, then waved it threateningly before the enemies with a flourish. They didn't seem fazed by the display, and Kythe furrowed his brow at that.
Without warning, the Button Buddie parted and the Needlancer attacked Kythe, thrusting swiftly between its companions. Kythe reacted a moment too late and the large spear tore through his shirt, slicing his skin as he turned. He brought Lunascend up and knocked the spear away, prepared for further attacks. Before any more could come, he swiped at the Needlancer, landing a small blow to the thing's head. Sensing the threat, the four Button Buddies immediately maneuvered to surround Kythe, their button shields in front of them, ready to protect their master.
They danced around him counterclockwise, while the Needlancer slowly moved in the opposite direction around them, searching for an opening, an opportunity to attack. Kythe kept watch on the Needlancer, but had to split his attention watching his back too. The Button Buddies didn't seem hostile, but he couldn't be sure.
As he was inspecting his rear, the Needlancer once again thrust toward him, but Kythe was prepared, and he parried the attack, then countered with another swipe, and several jabs, weakening his opponent. At this further hostility toward their master, the Button Buddies clearly became enraged. Their faces hid behind the shield, with only their eyes peering above, but that was enough to see their countenance change from neutral to angry. The shift of their eye color from black to red was a good indicator, too.
At once, they butted towards him with their shields. The only way out was up, so Kythe leaped backwards out of their circle, parrying another thrust from the Needlancer in midair, and landed several feet from where he was standing. The Button Buddies' turned and danced toward him aggressively, with the Needlancer behind.
Kythe charged Lunascend up and it began glowing with a soft pale-blue light. When the enemies were close, he unleashed his power in a wide spin, inflicting critical damage and putting them each in a daze. It must have been enough damage for the Button Buddies because shortly after they each wavered and disintegrated in a strange dark essence, leaving only a tiny white thread each floating to the ground.
The Needlancer remained, and not wanting to endure anymore strikes from the giant sewing needle, Kythe quickly struck the being one. . . two. . . three times in succession, rendering the same fate upon it as its companions. Again, when it disintegrated, a small white thread fluttered down to the ground.
When the fight was over, Kythe released Lunascend, and in the same manner it had appeared in his hands, it disappeared, leaving fluttering sparks behind. Kythe picked up the five white threads the beings left behind, inspected them for a moment, curious, then stowed them away to scrutinize later. He inspected his surroundings, and judging it to be safe, he set up camp and spent the night there, thinking about what these things were, and what his part in all this was.
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