Chapter 13: Firefang’s Fury II
Garna moved first, stepping in front with her greatsword lifted to her shoulder, legs wide and set like stone. Auri broke left, sprinting up the ridge, her boots skidding on scorched gravel before she climbed. Mik slipped back into the shadows—no words, no sound—vanishing past the Queen’s edge.
Frank stepped to Garna’s right, blade low. He dropped into a stance, his forward knee bent, breath slow. The Queen’s claws twitched once—barely—and then she opened her mouth.
A stream of fire arced across the chamber.
It came wide and low, sweeping with a hiss of ignited gas. Frank pushed left, his boots scraping hard against the floor as the heat rolled over them. Garna stood her ground, raising her sword at an angle. The flame struck and split, curling around her armor. Steam hissed from the metal plates as her side began to smoke.
Frank dropped to one knee behind her cover, watching the flames pass over and flare behind them.
Then he moved.
『Skill Activated – Twin Fang Draw』
First step—left foot forward, hips tight, slash across.
Second cut—rebound right, the same line in reverse.
He closed the distance quickly, pushed low, and drove forward with the third strike, blade leveled to hit beneath the Queen’s front leg.
Metal kissed molten shell. The cut made contact—
