The sound of daggers clashing reverberated through the Ashbluff family's private training room as Jin and Kali separated, both breathing hard from their morning sparring session. The underground chamber was carved directly into the Western Continent's volcanic bedrock, its walls lined with protective wards that could contain even Peak Immortal-rank combat without disturbing the manor above.
Both weapons gleamed with Deepdark energy that seemed to devour the room's magical lighting, creating shifting patterns of shadow and void that made tracking their movements a challenge even for enhanced senses. They moved with the kind of synchronized precision that spoke to months of training together, each anticipating the other's techniques with the intimacy that came from sharing both combat practice and more personal moments.
