They moved almost in unison, both lashing out with their own whip-like attacks.
Akash launched a massive vine toward Klatissi at the exact same moment that Klatissi launched a tendril of water toward Akash.
The two attacks collided, but instead of Klatissi being knocked away from Akash, the water trickled up the vine arm, working closer and closer to the main bulk of Akash's battle form.
He whipped his fine away, hard, breaking free of the watery grip that Klatissi had held on him, and shook the water from his vine. They may have been fairly evenly matched in strength, but it was pretty clear that Klatissi's water armour had the edge in terms of how adaptable it was in combat. Akash couldn't afford to get too close, or they would be overwhelmed and drowned just like Ke'Zuc had been in the previous fight.
