Freinds!
Its bellow shook the air, pain and rage twisting into one.
Leon lowered his fist, lips curling into a sharper smile. "Not bad."
There was no hesitation. His golden eyes caught the blur rushing in from behind, and the Blue Fist Ape hurled itself forward, its massive arm crashing down like a tidal wave. For something so big, it moved with shocking fluidity—its body rippling like liquid muscle as it descended. That fist, wrapped in blue fur and raw power, came swinging down as though it meant to smash the earth itself apart.
Leon twisted away at the last instant. The blow grazed past his skull and detonated into the ground. The impact swallowed the earth, tearing open a crater that bled dirt and broken roots into the air. His boots scraped trenches across the soil as he slid sideways, body snapping into motion, spellcraft already on his lips.
