Spirit: Pneuma Shrinking Animation
Fairly large spoilers for Xenoblade 1 and 2 ahead
Story:
Fiora just barely managed to bring her sword up in time to block a powerful blow from Pneuma. She pushed back, sending the Aegis flying into the air. This “Land of Challenge” was certainly living up to its name, offering both combatants an extremely difficult fight, and one that wouldn’t have massive destruction thanks to the shrunken states the Archsage bestowed upon them.
Pneuma landed, skidding across the ground as she slowed to a stop. Fiora was one of the most powerful blades in Alrest even before she had this new body granted to her by the Nopon Archsage. If Pneuma wanted to win, she was going to have to show her the full power of the Aegis. She crouched down, preparing to dash at high speeds.
Fiora marveled at the power of her Monado. She wasn’t too keen on reentering the mechanical body she had spent so long trying to escape, but after the archsage had assured her it was easily reversed, Fiora warmed up the idea a bit more. Her mechon body was indeed quite powerful, due to the Monado in her chest. That, and she enjoyed the curious looks Shulk gave her, as though he wanted to take her apart and see how she worked.
Figuring Pneuma wouldn’t be down for long, even after such a powerful attack, Fiora readied for their next move. Harnessing her power into her blade, Fiora pulled one from her back and locked it onto her arm, imbuing it with power. As Pneuma suddenly launched herself at Fiora, she stood her ground and readied her cannon. Just before Pneuma was about to hit her, Fiora released her blade, sending it flying into Pneuma’s shoulder, launching her far away.
Landing in what would have been an incredibly painful crash had it not been for the land of challenge’s enchantments, Pneuma looked down to see Fiora’s blade sticking out of her shoulder. She reached down, about to pull it out, but not before seeing the look on Fiora’s face, smirking as if she had already won.
Pneuma noticed the world around her starting to grow at a rapid pace. The projectile she was hit with must have been enhanced with a shrinking element of some kind. Pneuma grabbed hold of the bolt, and yanked hard, pulling it out of her shoulder, stopping her from shrinking any further. “Sparks!” She thought to herself. With her being so small, Fiora had won the battle, with Pneuma being far too small to continue fighting.
Pneuma’s thoughts were cut short as Fiora fell out of the sky, landing next to her. Not missing a beat, Fiora reached down and pulled Pneuma into her hand, where she looked down at her with a smile on her face. Fiora knew she had already won, but seeing as how the challenge hadn’t officially ended, she supposed she could have a bit more fun…
Pneuma could do nothing but watch as she sat there in her friend’s hand, holding her shoulder where she was shot. Fiora tapped her Monado, reactivating her power. An electric feeling returned, and she felt herself growing smaller once again. “Fiora, is this really necessary?” Pneuma asked once she finished shrinking.
Fiora giggled in response. “Well not really, it’s so much fun to shrink you! You’re so cute!”
“Hmm, fine. But can you grow me back to normal now? I’m not overly keen on being micro sized until the archsage feels like growing us both back.”
“Heehee, nope. Just gotta wait until it wears off. I can’t grow people back with my Monado, I can just shrink them! I can shrink you again if you want…”
“Fiora!” Pneuma shouted as she felt a bit more of her size drain out of her.
“Hehe, sorry. It’s hard to resist! I wonder how you look to someone normal sized. I mean we’re both tiny enough to be able to stand on this table, and to me you look so small!”
“You know, I’d prefer not to think about it. I usually don’t mind being shrunken too much but th- Fiora! Stop shrinking me again!”
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