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Hidekazu
Hidekazu whirled around as Masanori went flying. “Masa!”
Debris flowed around Aihi, and she widened her arms to pull the flames away from the building Masanori disappeared into. “We need to make sure he’s—”
“You can’t leave Torra. I’ll get him.”
Aihi gave a stiff nod, redirected the flames from Hidekazu’s path, and pirouetted toward Lacotl, the kan’thir. Hidekazu took the opening to rush into the burning building, a sweets shop with broken glass littering the floor. Summer wagashi treats melted in the sweltering heat.
Fire wrapped the ceiling like a halo, urging the structure toward collapse. Hidekazu hacked smoke from his lungs, but with active flames nearby, he couldn’t summon more air without making the situation worse. Thankfully, he had a workaround to use the blaze
