Tensei felt intense warning bells ring within his mind, every instinct screaming at him all at once.
The instant he realized the decapitated body at his guard's feet wasn't Adam's, the truth struck him like a bolt of lightning.
It had all been a diversion. A ploy to reach the real target - him!
"Young Master, watch out!"
The words of his guard echoed inside Tensei's mind. Instead of making unnecessary movement, like turning around and facing Adam, he guided his mana to the amulet he was wearing around his neck.
Only after that did he turn around to face the madman in the white kitsune mask.
"Die!" Adam spat coldly, swinging the twin blades with ruthless intensity.
The first strike brought with it the intensity of the raging heavens as he viciously hacked at Tensei's neck. But at the last possible moment, the swordsman's amulet lit up with a faint light. Following that, a shimmering barrier of mana surrounded the youth.
Crash!
