To think he could have made such a mistake; he had completely forgotten that the Fallen had core attacks, so he had no chance of winning.
Core attacks were dangerous, really dangerous. They had the ability to stop your powers from working, not allowing your essence to travel, but also, if you were hit by a lot of it, your core could break... and lose your essence.
You would still have your Codex, but your body wouldn't be able to produce any essence, so you won't be able to use your abilities at all. He had been lucky...
But there was one thing: there were armors that specialized in Core attacks; they had existed a long time ago, so... this time, it won't be the same. He wasn't going to lose.
