Bzzz...!!0

Lakna’s blade crackled with violet energy as it came down, pulsing with arcane power. The force of the swing bent the blade under its own power, cutting through Rael before slamming into the distant wall with a deafening crash.0

“...”0

Karyl’s assault didn’t stop there. He twisted before unleashing a second slash, this time upward. The violet energy emanating from Lakna shifted into roaring crimson flames as the blade carved its way up. 0

Whoosh...!!0

For a brief moment, the torches along the walls flickered wildly. Karyl’s flames burst into an explosion, filling the corridor with blazing heat and scorching even the ceiling protected by magic. 0

“Hmph!”0

Karyl stopped his blade at its apex, sheathing it as he turned. The once fiery sword was now coated in a layer of ice, the blue-tinged blade piercing through Rael’s body.0

Crack…!0

Icy tendrils extended from Lakna’s hilt, stabbing into Rael and pinning her to the wall.0

“It’s useless,” Rael’s calm voice rang out, shockingly unphased by the barrage of strikes.0

Kzzzz...0

Despite her words, Karyl pushed his mana even further. The sword’s blade glowed a familiar silver-gray—the same spectral power that had cleaved the Chimera in two moments earlier.0

“My true...0