A colossal shadow standing nearly five meters tall tore through the dome of shadows, and in a dark blur, massive claws were upon Vlad, moments away from slicing him to death.
Vlad, guided by his inhuman instinct, used Dash combined with the ghost weave. The world blurred as he stepped away, slipping beneath the claw, which missed his torso by inches but shredded the stone beneath him like parchment.
Vlad snapped upright, already layering Reinforcement on his right arm and the crimson claws. As the ground beneath his feet shook, he swung his claws at the wound on the Eclipseborn's neck.
A surge of power pulsed beneath his skin, his muscles humming with tension as his claws dug into the giant's iron-like skin.
It wasn't enough. Not for this thing.
The beast turned and swung, and once again, Vlad ducked under it, but the sheer force behind it hit him like a hammer of wind.
