Wind barely managed to brush his face before he moved.
[Star's Path]
Space folded inward as his body dissolved into light, the pressure vanishing all at once.
For a fraction of a heartbeat, he ceased to exist.
Ryn appeared beside Snow, fingers closing around the hilt just as his boots scraped against the ground.
He didn't stop moving, as the second blink was already tugging at his consciousness.
The world snapped back into focus above the Gale Mantis, directly behind its head, where he'd managed to place a palm on.
The exposed gap at the back of its neck filled his vision, and there was only one thing left to do.
Ryn drove Snow forward with everything he had left.
The blade plunged in deep, going all the way down into the sword's guard.
The Gale Mantis convulsed violently as winds dispersed, sending its original attack into a burst of chaos.
