Orion clicked his tongue with frustration. Lamenting that the combined beam he wanted to use traveled in a spiral and therefore was more powerful but simultaneously slower than the simple linear projection that already wasn't managing to hit.
The spiral beam was beautiful… Two elements intertwining as they traveled, but the rotation added drag.
It was a power trade-off he'd accepted for the moment because even if the direct beam was weaker, the damage it provided was necessary to at least threaten someone of Selphira's caliber.
If he couldn't hit her, the power didn't matter. And she wasn't giving him openings even now. Every shot he fired found only empty air where she'd been moments before.
If he couldn't damage her, it didn't matter that she also couldn't damage him. She wouldn't feel sufficient threat to accept granting him the jurisdiction he wanted to at least control in case she escaped.
Of course, the best situation would be getting rid of her right now if possible.
