[ He can't help the disappointed look when the ghost doesn't so much as say anything, but it's not an expression directed at Nico. Best not to push the demigod, though, when he appears to be struggling to hold the lemure back with all he's got. ] Alright.
[ If contact means (or had meant) that Nico can hold the apparition back a little longer, maybe his magic can do the same. Machina extends his hand outward, throwing out something significantly stronger than fire: a bolt of lightning.
It pierces through the apparition, but it seems to do the trick: the lemure stumbles back, struck, convulsing in what could be agony from the shock. Machina takes a step forward-- still remaining in contact-- and throws out another cast of lightning in its direction. ]
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[ If contact means (or had meant) that Nico can hold the apparition back a little longer, maybe his magic can do the same. Machina extends his hand outward, throwing out something significantly stronger than fire: a bolt of lightning.
It pierces through the apparition, but it seems to do the trick: the lemure stumbles back, struck, convulsing in what could be agony from the shock. Machina takes a step forward-- still remaining in contact-- and throws out another cast of lightning in its direction. ]
It's working!