Battle stance

This is something I figured I'd do after I looked over what I did for the contest prize. I wasn't too pleased with the full body pose, so I decided on something a more intricate. This time, I decided to show what Karyana looked like when she was fighting Pison back at Eligius' grove.

Karyana has her own special trick when it comes to magic: she can channel a spell into her weapon, and the spell would be cast if it ever caused damage to the target. Considering the amount of power it takes to keep a spell stable, she can only do it a handful of times a day.

I took the stance from a picture I found on Gelbooru, which showed Annelote from Queen's Blade. The rest was inspired by Chicken-Yuki's winning design, though I removed the cape to make it easier to draw.