A blur of shadow and motion struck like a thunderclap.
Ash appeared beside him in an instant, his paw pressing firmly against the cultist's chest as he sent another burst of aether through.
The cultist switched his target at the last moment and swung down his sword at Ash who had no time to dodge as the incoming sword struck him.
At that moment, Ash, or what had been Ash, suddenly dissipated into wispy shadows as a shadow clone materialised from the smoke to his side and slammed full-force into the man's midsection.
The cultist's eyes bulged as he was lifted off the ground, sent hurtling sideways like a ragdoll. He crashed into the rubble near a few of the other cultists.
"Blasted Hyena!" the cultist shouted in rage as he hurriedly attempted to get back his balance before he could fall. But in that moment, he felt what he should've felt way before, the rune had activated…
"Uh-oh…"
Kaboom!
