Their environment roared in agony as Northern collided with Rughsbourgh—or to be precise, the space before Rughsbourgh.
With his speed reaching unprecedented heights, he moved beyond fast. The first strike nearly caught Rughsbourgh off guard, saved only by a Luminary's reflexes that surpassed light itself.
He snapped away as swiftly as possible, escaping with merely a shallow cut across his neck. Northern had aimed to sever his head completely.
In that instant, Rughsbourgh coated his entire body with a spatial shield. Northern's blade now met resistance that felt like air itself defying his strikes whenever they fell upon Rughsbourgh.
Still, their environment absorbed the devastation. The ground convulsed with each falling blade, and the two warriors raced with such lethal velocity that earthquakes rippled through the earth, carving deep grooves as they moved.
