SWING!!
"You don't get to talk like her—!"
ZRAAAAK!!
BOOOM!!!
"You don't get to act like you understand—!!"
He roared again, his own voice hoarse and broken.
"FIONA'S VOICE ISN'T FOR YOU—!!"
The final swing cracked the pavement and shattered the remains of a street sign.
But the snake was already gone from that spot.
Behind him.
David turned... late.
THWAAAAM!!!
The tail struck his back.
He flew through the air again, body spinning like a ragdoll, smashing into the side of a parked truck.
CRAAASSHHH!!
David didn't move immediately.
Smoke curled from his gauntlet.
The metal cracked.
His fingers trembled.
His vision blurred.
Blood filled his mouth.
But even through it
He was still trying to stand.
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FWOOSHH!!
Validia twirled mid-air, a graceful arc of wind curling around her.
A dimensional wolf leapt to intercept—
ZRAAAAKKK!!!
Its body split diagonally— no blood, just a perfect wind slash slicing through its mana core.
