(Meanwhile, back near the execution platform)
At the same time as Soron pushed Helmuth into the Fourth Dimension, Leo launched himself toward Raymond in a head-on charge.
'That's it boy, come at me.'
Raymond thought, as rather than surprise or concern, Raymond felt a slow, almost indulgent amusement stir within him at the audacity of a mere Monarch daring to attack him alone.
'Come and witness the gap between us,' Raymond mused, a faint curl of satisfaction spreading through his chest as he watched Leo close the distance between them without hesitation.
*Shuffle*
Planting his feet, he shifted his stance rather casually, as to him there was no need to prepare for a serious clash when the outcome was already decided, and so he simply waited, watching Leo appear before him in a blur of distorted space as [StormFlash Traverse] carried the Cult's Shadow Dragon into his reach.
*SLASH*
