[ He remembers Dimitri's strength, of course. Remembers how easily Dimitri had thrown him around back in those wretched tunnels, when he'd intervened before Dimitri could turn Ruby into a red smear on the ground. And so, Gen knows better than to tackle Dimitri head-on, not while he still has his wits about him.
He's always been a little sharper, a little more sly than the role imposed upon him, after all.
Gen diverts his attention from Dimitri for only a split second, just long enough to confirm the lance clattering away on the floor. Then Dimitri comes launching out of the hole like a charging bull, and he can't afford to look away any more. He stands his ground until the split second before Dimitri can reach for him, then -- vanishes. Or rather, melts into the ground, plunging into it like its turned to water beneath his feet; at the same moment, Dimitri might feel a hand grasping tight around his ankle and dragging him down, as well. His left leg is suddenly encased in stone from foot to lower thigh, the ground forming a perfect seal around his limb like it had been poured around his body.
Still, Gen can't assume that'll hold for long; given what he's seen of Dimitri's strength, he wouldn't be surprised if Dimitri could brute-force shatter his way out of that obstruction in a few seconds. So he wastes no time before bursting out of the ground behind Dimitri immediately afterward, giving the mace a hard swing aimed right at Dimitri's head. ]
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He's always been a little sharper, a little more sly than the role imposed upon him, after all.
Gen diverts his attention from Dimitri for only a split second, just long enough to confirm the lance clattering away on the floor. Then Dimitri comes launching out of the hole like a charging bull, and he can't afford to look away any more. He stands his ground until the split second before Dimitri can reach for him, then -- vanishes. Or rather, melts into the ground, plunging into it like its turned to water beneath his feet; at the same moment, Dimitri might feel a hand grasping tight around his ankle and dragging him down, as well. His left leg is suddenly encased in stone from foot to lower thigh, the ground forming a perfect seal around his limb like it had been poured around his body.
Still, Gen can't assume that'll hold for long; given what he's seen of Dimitri's strength, he wouldn't be surprised if Dimitri could brute-force shatter his way out of that obstruction in a few seconds. So he wastes no time before bursting out of the ground behind Dimitri immediately afterward, giving the mace a hard swing aimed right at Dimitri's head. ]