Chapter 58 - Duel - V
The world exploded around me.
Seraphine's spear roared like thunder as it sliced through the air, its gleaming tip shimmering with a blue energy that sought my throat at an absurd speed.
My body reacted before my mind could. Electricity tore through my muscles as I leaped backward, feeling the blade whistle just past my chin.
'Unbelievably fast. I almost couldn't keep up.'
The ground beneath my feet gave way.
Gravity distorted with a deafening crack, and I pulled myself to the side using gravitational magic just moments before the impact. A smoldering crater opened where I had been standing, shards of stone flying like razors as she spun her spear and pursued me without hesitation.
'She was fast. Too fast.'
I dodged a lateral strike by mere millimeters, but the back end of her spear shaft slammed into my abdomen like a battering ram. The impact sent me flying.
The world blurred.
My lungs burned as I was thrown dozens of meters, skidding across the arena, rocks cracking beneath my body.
But before the pain could take hold, I was already moving. A blue flash erupted from my hands, electricity surging through my legs and accelerating my synapses.