Chapter 46: Soothing emotions
BOOM!
The sound of weapons colliding echoed like a caged thunder, reverberating through the ancient stone pillars and thick walls of the main hall, which seemed to swallow that sound in its heavy belly.
The impact was brutal, dry, intense — like two lightning bolts colliding right at the center of the room, a roar that made the air vibrate, distorting reality for an instant.
A sonic wave spread like an invisible explosion, distorting the air around, making everyone’s ears ring for a brief moment, as if time itself had stopped to witness.
The wind generated by the clash whipped the long, loose hair of the women watching from a distance, lifting strands like restless serpents.
The tips of their flowing dresses waved, creating a silent ballet amid the dust that lay quietly in the corners of the hall, now suspended in the air like silver mist.
The floor beneath Aziz’s and Selene’s feet cracked in fine lines, forming a gentle crater, as if the very world recognized the force of that collision — not merely physical, but spiritual.
They both remained there, motionless, weapon against weapon — eyes fixed on one another, as if they conveyed everything without uttering a single word.
And, surprisingly, in their eyes there was no anger, hatred, or rancor.
There was pleasure.
There was delight.
A spark of silent, profound understanding, shared only by those who recognize each other through the blade, like two lovers speaking the tongue of steel.