Starts
Volleys
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After the dragon's attempts on your life, Mordamir appears and starts attacking while the dragon just stares at the latter's volleys of magic towards the wizard.
Source: Video Game / The Immortal -
Seemingly subverted when Aisha questions her about her feelings for Junichi while she's practicing, and her next shot misses the bullseye, then she starts firing volleys arrows frantically without even bothering to aim.
Source: Visual Novel / Da Capo -
On the off-chance that they miss enough so that the Psamtik is not immediately obliterated (essentially requiring all but one beam in the first two volleys to miss) the ship's commander and Command will exchange increasingly panicked dialogue as the damage starts to pile up.
Source: Video Game / FreeSpace
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