If the fight had stayed hand-to-hand, it was likely that the lucentien would have won. However, with the girl resorting to magic, the golden monster found it hard to fight back. Even so, if that attack had been aimed at its front, it would have been fine, and most of the cards did just bounce off of its back.

One, however, did not. One sliced into the hidden, tender spot on its lower back, opening up its only weak spot.

The cut was small, but it was still enough to cause some blood that was as gold as the rest of the lucentien to seep out. The monster leaned against the wall and then fell onto one knee, splaying its good hand out on the floor in front of it. It was difficult to tell if it would have the energy to get any further attacks in, now that it had been truly wounded.