The Warlord charged.
The phantom beast's hooves slammed against the volcanic rock, leaving molten footprints everywhere it walked. The ground shook with each stride. Lava splashed up from the lake below as its weight sent cracks racing through the stone ledge.
Boom! Boom! Boom!
The Warlord lowered its white-hot spear. The tip aimed directly at Holden's chest, trailing a line of fire like a comet's tail.
Holden moved.
Gale-Step activated. His body became a blur of wind, sliding sideways across the narrow ledge just as the spear thrust crashed into the rock where he had been standing.
Crack!
The volcanic stone shattered. Chunks of black rock flew in every direction, trailing embers. The spear had punched clean through solid stone like it was wet clay.
Holden was already countering.
He swung his Star-Forged Sword in a horizontal arc, activating Hellfire Cleave. Crimson fire erupted along the edge.
Clang!
