"May Ereshkigal condemn your soul."
That was the last word I heard before I felt his axe whipping towards my face.
The world blurred.
The sound of the chain slicing through the air was so sharp that it tore the silence in half.
I barely had enough time to raise my arm and form a mana barrier.
BOOM!
The impact sent me flying through the air, cracking the earth beneath where I'd stood.
My barrier shattered like thin glass, scattering fragments of blue light.
"Bearable." I muttered, steadying myself midair as my mana flared to absorb the shock.
Anubis stood motionless, chain dragging behind him.
The links scraped the air, leaving faint trails of black smoke.
"You've interfered with the law of return," he said. His tone carried no anger, no emotion. "There is no forgiveness for such defiance."
"Man, shut up."
I let the mana engulf me as it provided me with the best path to reach him.
The chain-axe shot forward, and faster this time.
