Chapter 109: Halo [Ko-Fi Bonus - ]
As the question echoed through his mind, the threads within his body surged forth with unrestrained vigor. The severed arm lying on the ground twitched, then moved in an instant, black threads bursting from its surface, latching onto the strands that still hovered at the stump where it had once belonged.
In a seamless motion, the arm reattached. The gash that marred his face disappeared as his skin regenerated, the obsidian threads weaving themselves into the wound and sealing it shut with flawless precision.
’He’s using the morning sun’s rays as anchors for movement.’
The realization struck Orvak like lightning. Without hesitation, his scythe swung toward the single ray of sunlight touching his body. Just as he moved, the crescent edge of his blade clashed against an oncoming katana, steel meeting steel in a flash of power and precision.
But Malrik only smiled. Behind him, a small sphere of golden-crimson light flickered into existence. Then, without warning, it began to swell, rapidly expanding as though drawing in the fury of the sun itself.
Orvak didn’t need an explanation; his instincts screamed. He retreated without hesitation. Yet the moment he moved, Malrik pursued, his speed fluid and graceful, effortlessly matching Orvak’s every step.
Now fully formed, the golden-crimson sphere loomed immense, radiating blistering heat that warped the air around them. The ground beneath trembled, scorched by the waves of searing energy washing over the battlefield.
Malrik’s grin widened. His lips parted, and with quiet finality, he spoke a single word:
Blaze
The world seemed to convulse.
In that instant, a cataclysm of golden-crimson energy erupted in all directions, merciless and unrestrained. It surged outward like an unforgiving tide, indifferent to friend or foe, a roaring tempest that threatened to erase all within its reach.
Sensing the impending onslaught, Orvak shifted into a defensive stance.