[and as that happens, a circle of light flares around Ven, a hum of magic flaring up around him, and he starts glowing greenish-white, trailing energy behind him; darting through midair again in a thoroughly physics-defying fashion and attacking the base of the other thumb. on the one hand (hurr), it's not a special attack like the last assault, but on the other, he's hitting harder and literally twice as fast as normal due to the power-up he just activated, every six or eight blows or so punctuated with a spiraling charge attack.]