He was already completely inside the beast's guard before the massive creature even finished its lumbering turn.
Storm Veil did not just mask his movements; it weaponized the very concept of his physical location, feeding a phantom coordinate into the ambient mana field. The beast reacted to the ghost, driving its armored upper limbs into the empty cobblestones exactly three meters to his left. The concussive impact shattered the ancient street. Frost, dirt, and jagged shrapnel detonated outward in a violent spray, but Vane was simply not there.
