Last spark from the ashes

The pulse splashes off the wall noisily, sending ripples of fire licking along the stone. A bit singed from catching the edge of it, Blaze nods. //Right with you.//

She has a good turn of acceleration but the Hunter swiftly overtakes her as they charge down the passage. The Vex have left barely enough room to evade on either side. Vertically is a different matter: the big gun platform punching out fire at them has no trouble adjusting to airborne targets, but there's also no ceiling to limit evasion.

Blaze is far and away the easier target; Samus the more immediately threatening. After a couple of lower shots, the platform starts focusing most of its mortar fire on Samus. As another comes in high, Blaze throws a grenade beneath it, hoping to even things out. The explosion sounds good, out there. But it doesn't disorient the firing cyclops in the slightest.