Koro, please, this is no time to be getting distracted!
While he's briefly occupied with that, Sizhui's still struggling to break free, twisting and bending and reaching to try to pry the grotesque hand off his ankle, although to no avail. The creature makes a noise, something akin to a high-pitched cackle and, despite it being a blind reach, Sizhui outstretches a hand in search of his sword—
And his fingers close around Koro's tail instead. He whips his head in that direction, eyes widened, fearful, his heartbeat thrumming uncontrollably, but it isn't long before he's looking away again when the jiangshi begins climbing up his lower-half.
“No, no, let go!” He struggles harder, trying to bring his other leg up, but the only thing he can manage to do is press it against the monster's shoulder and momentarily prevent it from scaling higher.
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While he's briefly occupied with that, Sizhui's still struggling to break free, twisting and bending and reaching to try to pry the grotesque hand off his ankle, although to no avail. The creature makes a noise, something akin to a high-pitched cackle and, despite it being a blind reach, Sizhui outstretches a hand in search of his sword—
And his fingers close around Koro's tail instead. He whips his head in that direction, eyes widened, fearful, his heartbeat thrumming uncontrollably, but it isn't long before he's looking away again when the jiangshi begins climbing up his lower-half.
“No, no, let go!” He struggles harder, trying to bring his other leg up, but the only thing he can manage to do is press it against the monster's shoulder and momentarily prevent it from scaling higher.