Chapter 125: The Battle of Darlbridge - Part 2
As Kir rose, the angel he’d been fighting rose to intercept him.
Kir had the advantage in speed and an earlier start, but almost as soon as he swung Kangetsu toward the healer, the blade deflected off a barrier half a meter away from her.
The hexagonal flare pattern told Kir that the barrier was fully latticed.
Before the other angel could close with him, Kir flapped away.
At first he thought his attack had done nothing, but then below he saw Amarena crush the skull of the lead Executionar with a double-fisted strike that sent blood and brainmatter scattering in a cone.
"Gouveio!" the healer called out, her eyes filling with shock at the sudden death of her companion. For a few seconds she simply hovered, shock overtaking her.
The second angel closed with Kir, leading with his shield. He struck out, and Kir blocked before counterstriking, only to end up blocked as the angel turned his head, "Lendelel, focus on the battle!" he shouted in Common.
Part of Kir wished he hadn’t said her name.
"En," she replied in Angelic, before raising her hands toward her companion.
The angel struck again, and this time when Kir blocked he felt a shock travelling up his arm.
She was enhancing him, Kir realized, and moments later he paid for his closeness with several cuts as the angel anticipated his blocks.