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The problem with tracking air movement was that there happened to be several hundred cards dancing through the air. Included with the fact that all perception seemed to ignore him for a moment, even perception that did not come from Genshin in any way, it was impossible to determine which man was the genuine article. With both now advancing on Genshin with their partially built shells of cards they would simply take one step and quite obviously be walking on air. Any shadows converging on them would meet with cards and be blocked from contacting him while they floated towards their opponent.

[600-600]

Between the shifting cards of their respective spheres the two men looked towards Genshin with quirked brows. They briefly examined the apparent feat of walking on air as performed by Genshin before lifting their gaze to him, the spheres pulling back to reveal most of their bodies. Each would advance forward and attack, the one on Genshin's right aiming a kick at his side below the ribs and the one on his left aiming a punch towards Genshin's face, left arm kept tucked close to his body. For reference, again, both were not illusions in any way, but there would not be as much force behind the strikes as there would be otherwise for a man of his size and build.

[645-645]

Each of the two float there, heads hung low, "It seems as though you are superior in terms of melee combat. Should I simply concede?" Each of them would be trying to pull away from Genshin's grip, but with no luck, the cards they had accumulated dancing around rather randomly.

[695-695]

Both of them men stare at Genshin as the sound of crumpling paper fills the air and they look to the bits of them being crushed, "How random!" It was at this point that the large number of cards would seal the three within a sphere and a maelstrom of cards would begin to swirl inside, perfect for a good slice-and-dice blender.

[740-740]

Oh, something did indeed happen, but it was hardly what Genshin might expect, or maybe he would, who knows? Each of the many cards slide into the bodies of their new targets, rejoining with that which had expelled them. Those portions being gripped by Genshin crumpled away to nothing and left the two men standing rather nonchalantly as they blinked and their limbs were repaired. The sphere of cards began to roll away with the two men inside it, cause fights inside rolling objects are much more fun than stationary objects.

[500-500]

Those bits of shadow that might still be attached to the two would be quarantined inside small cages of their own. These cages, some even grown from the two men themselves, sealed up and launched off somewhere out of the way. This would leave Argus rather pristine, a soft glow beginning to emanate from each of the many many cards. He was obviously doing something, but it was as yet unclear as the sphere lifted off the ground.

[550-550]

The two would slide through the shell, any shadow still touching them left behind on the shell on the inside. There would be nothing left to feel, all magical events long since halted with the old man now relying on racial capabilities. The sphere itself was now bouncing around the upper floors of nearby buildings, the two men of cards walking along the outside as the rest continued to multiply inside. The question now was whether or not the sphere was actually growing smaller, or if something else was causing the inner diameter to shrink.

[590-590]