[The pillars force the Noctaere upward and away from the ground, disrupting the attack on the fleeing figure, and finally, the Noctaere loses patience.
It swipes its wings, and twin arcs of blue flames shoot toward the rocky form, ready to slice through it and reveal... nothing.
It was a trick.
There's a moment where the Noctaere does nothing, simply staring at the empty rubble it cut down. And then it seems to show a rare emotion again- frustration. It begins flinging fire around the place, trying to inflict as much damage on the landscape as possible in an attempt to smoke Toph out. When that fails, it swoops around and begins to fly away toward the wildlands]
DID YOU JUST-
It swipes its wings, and twin arcs of blue flames shoot toward the rocky form, ready to slice through it and reveal... nothing.
It was a trick.
There's a moment where the Noctaere does nothing, simply staring at the empty rubble it cut down. And then it seems to show a rare emotion again- frustration. It begins flinging fire around the place, trying to inflict as much damage on the landscape as possible in an attempt to smoke Toph out. When that fails, it swoops around and begins to fly away toward the wildlands]