Chapter 22: Assasination
A crystalline barrier of sapphire light materialized mere inches from Mitch’s face, its translucent surface rippling with arcane energy.
The assassin’s blade struck the magical shield with a resonant chime, and the weapon’s deadly trajectory deflected harmlessly to the side.
Sparks of azure mana cascaded from the point of impact as the barrier fulfilled its purpose.
The protective ward shattered like glass in the next instant, its fragments dissolving into motes of dispersing energy.
The tremendous force behind the assassin’s strike had been enough to overwhelm the defensive enchantment, though it had served its crucial purpose.
Mitch’s shield bracer had saved his life by a mere moment.
Without hesitation, Mitch channeled his mana into a crackling sphere of raw magical energy.
The orb of concentrated power hurtled through the narrow space between him and his attacker, its surface writhing with electric-blue tendrils.
But before the projectile could find its mark, a swirling vortex of absolute darkness manifested before the hooded figure.
The void-like anomaly consumed the mana ball entirely, its hungry depths drinking in the magical energy and rendering Mitch’s counterattack utterly useless.
A cube of midnight-black energy tore through the fabric of reality beside Mitch’s bed, its edges crackling with spatial distortions.
This was his pocket dimension, a personal storage space accessible only to him. He thrust his hand through the dimensional breach, his fingers closing around the familiar weight of his tier-two combat knife.