Chapter 3: Sword Of Judgement
Azel’s chains clattered to the ground with a heavy echo, briefly masking the tension building like a storm in the narrow street.
The metal links coiled at Azel’s knees like a discarded serpent. He dared not move. Not even breathe.
Standing before him was Steven and just inches away from Steven’s blade was Gorran whose eyes were locked in primal fear.
But even fear couldn’t outweigh his survival instincts.
Steven stepped forward, the blade of his long sword shining with an otherworldly blue aura — its edge hummed with spiritual pressure, pure and refined, as if the air itself was trying to stay out of its path.
Then he moved.
A blur. A flash. A killing stroke.
The sword plunged straight for Gorran’s face — aimed cleanly between his eyes.
A kill shot.
But before it could land —
Cling!
