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Cirno 6/?

5/? had to be split into two for being too big and I didn't want to cut anything, sorry!
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The forest surrounding the path prevented fast maneuvering and provided an easy way to hide attacks and misdirect attacks; for a Fairy like Cirno, who has already taken damage and going up against a natural predator, her only choice was to stay floating above the path. At the same time as the attacker, she couldn't retreat and had to get her three hits on Narumi on disfavorable terrain.

"Icebox!" "Overflowing life." The two announce in unison as their first patterns begin. Cirno launches four geometric ice familiars below, above, and to the right and left of her. Stopping when they meet the borders of the path. While Narumi surrounds herself with a sphere formed of yellow cube bullets.

Cirno's familiars race towards Narumi, forming a trail of ice along their path while launching rice-shaped projectiles at the Jizo. Narumi dodges the bullets while moving back, trying to maintain her distance as the familiars overtake her; in response, letting some bullets hit the sphere made of cubes before she activates its attack, the sphere splits in half vertically with the half-facing Cirno, then splitting into five rings. The inner, middle, and most outer rings shoot forward at Cirno.

Smiling as the rings shot towards and the ice familiars passed, Narumi Cirno grazes the outside of the outermost ring and claps her hands together before flying rapidly towards Narumi as her familiars activate. Each familiar shoots a laser in between each other, forming a diamond-shaped barrier behind Narumi, some of the bullets on the hemisphere she saved dissipating as they got in contact.

With her back to the well, Narumi announced, "Unstable Lasers." as several unstable yellow orbs formed in front of her, the remaining yellow bullets magnetized each other to form additional orbs. Releasing twelve unstable tracking lasers launched towards Cirno's position, forcing her to retreat backward as the jittery and whip-like motion caused them to lash towards her.

The diamond-shaped barrier and familiars behind Narumi move forward while shooting more rice-shaped bullets. Despite her best efforts, the distance between them had still shrunk from when she first hit Cirno; as she dodged, she considered her options; not many remained, and Cirno had yet to begin her second pattern; if sh-

Narumi's thoughts cut off as a stray rice bullet hit her in the back; surprised by the sudden impact, Narumi clasped her hands together. “[Jizo: Hellfire Salvation]”
Flames erupt from behind them as Narumi activates her spell card, closing them into a box and vaporizing all bullets in the arena. A danmaku battle was one part elegant dance, one part resource management, and one part mind game. By being the first to unleash a spell card, one essentially gave ground to their opponent by limiting their future attacks while informing the enemy it was safer to use theirs.

Cirno could only smile as the bouncing lasers evaporated in the heat. She had seen this spell card in their last fight years ago. Her own Ice Box pattern was a failed attempt to copy it after all, and she could safely guess the changes Narumi had made.

Numerous fireballs were launched both from behind Narumi and Cirno. Cirno could neither move forward nor back safely. She grinned; this had been the exact situation she'd been looking for. Shooting forward, she dodged into the rain of fiery bullets, advancing on Narumi.

Realizing her mistake, Narumi ceased the bullets from behind Cirno and increased the density of fire coming from behind her, but it was already too late. “[Frozen Deity Sign: Great icicle spear]!” A massive spear of ice appeared in Cirno's hand as the freezing wave and heat from the area came into contact, evaporating instantly as a wave of pressure spread outwards. Blinding steam spilled out into the forest and path.

Narumi tried to cast her next pattern or activate another spell card, but she felt a hand on her back just before she could.