The light made Luther hesitate to approach Nick too closely, yet his arrows did not slow in the slightest. On the contrary, his assault grew faster and fiercer, forcing Nick to retreat again and again.
Luther suddenly curled his lips into a grin. A rain of dark arrows shot toward Nick, and at the same time, his wings beat. In the blink of an eye, he turned into an arrow himself and vanished without a trace!
Nick hurriedly blocked the storm of attacks while struggling to track Luther's movements.
However, distraction came at the price of blood. Both his arm and thigh were struck by arrows!
At that very moment, a violent gust of wind surged forth. Luther appeared, holding in his hand a massive arrow nearly the size of a blade, thrusting it sideways toward Nick's carotid artery.
The distance was far too close, and Luther's speed far too great. There was almost no room for Nick to escape.
Almost purely on instinct, Nick shouted, "Silvanus!!!"
"Grawww!"
