Originally Posted by
Mahonri Violist
Shanaya suspects that Bianca used a secret Ninja move to disappear. She's guessing this, based on the smoke bomb, and everybody knows that only ninjas use smoke bombs.
Since she can't see Bianca yet, she prepares for the incoming Ninja Strike. She closes her eyes, and uses Psychic Powers (signaled by purple shards of light swirling around her) to sense any movements. Even if something comes up on her from behind, she won't be surprised.
(The purple bar is slowly decreasing.)
With her eyes closed, she holds the flaming sword upright in front of her, prepare to strike in any direction in which she senses movement.