Date: Unspecified
Time: Unspecified
Location: Myriad Realms, Realm Of True Evil
With my senses sharpened and my Soul Pupils fully activated, I stood on the trunk of the clone I had transformed into a gigantic tree. I had deliberately turned it into bait for the creature that had been capable of moving faster than my thoughts while I was in tree form. If I couldn't catch the creature through speed, I would force it to reveal the method it was using to attack.
I didn't have to wait long.
Once again, I felt that familiar sensation of being watched.
This time, however, I was prepared. I had used the elasticity of space to create an invisible spatial trap around the tree. If the creature was somehow capable of bypassing my perception, I wanted the space around its target to betray it.
A loud crunch suddenly tore through the silence.
The next instant, I was spinning through the air alongside what remained of the tree.
I had been wrong about its speed.
