Orsick didn't quite have time to avoid Ava's next attack and found himself pinned down by her. He spent a few moment squirming, trying to force his way out. Then he remembered that he had three ways he could escape Ava's grasp.
His first option was simply impaling her with his shadow needles, but that was brutal, and wholly unnecessary. This was a sparring match, and Ava was family. His second option was swapping locations with her. The main downside to that however was that would put him on her back. And that left him with the final option. The ability he hadn't been using for this match.
Orsick relaxed and... sunk into the ground like a ghost. He'd phased out of her grip and into the floor. When he emerged again, he was back in his human form with a long pair of shadow needles formed from the palms of his hands. The look on his face said he was ready to finish this.