Elian raised his paintbrush wand to cast another spell, but before he could complete the motion, Kayden vanished into his Godspeed lightning form.
A flash of lightning tore through the air, and in the next instant, Kayden struck Elian with a forceful uppercut-like blow that sent him hurtling backward into the air.
The impact knocked the wand clean out of Elian's hand before he crashed back down to the ground.
Each time Elian tried to rise, Kayden appeared again in a burst of lightning, landing another blow from a different angle.
He moved too fast to follow, each strike coming from an unpredictable direction, leaving Elian staggering and unable to keep his footing.
At some point, Kayden stopped, believing Elian would realize the fight was over.
But Elian slowly pushed himself back to his feet, but this time, with a smile on his bruised and wounded face.
"Wait… is he smiling?" Gregory said in disbelief.
For the first time in a long while, something had made Elian smile.
