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Fortress Mountain

Oh, I dunno. Hollow bones can still be pretty tough when they're bolstered by stuff considerably stronger than plain ol' calcium. A lead pipe is hollow, but you don't see those being called painless. You have to understand that these aren't wings which were ever meant for real flight. The aerodynamics and weight of a humanoid body structure, much less a giant one, rule that right out. What they're for is maneuvering, fighting. At best Icarus can glide a ways if he gets a running start.

But they're still brittle. Clarissa grabbing hold of his left is enough to finally get Icarus to let out a sharp exclamation of pain, gritting his teeth as he forces himself to follow through with the threatened hook in vengeance. And now he's where he doesn't want to be. Grappled by and in close quarters with a dangerous shapeshifter. The normal tactic of trying for a clinch, trying to force her to let go by sheer force, wasn't going to fly. The best he can do now is make sure she can't get behind him or lock him in a hold.

And so the gloves are off and the claws come out, curved metal blades sprouting from his fingertips. He slashes at the offending arm, aiming for the tendons on the underside of the wrist, then turning his crooked arm to an elbow strike, trying to stay on the offensive and keep his opponent off balance even still.