Then everything stopped.
Kero raised his blade to the sky, voice calm again, mask half shattered.
"Let us see… which side breaks the world first."
The wind fell silent.
And then he vanished into pure motion.
Khael barely saw the strike.
He blocked by instinct his dragon arm ringing like a bell.
Ceyla's lightning storm was split in half.
Juno's punch met air and his arm snapped under the recoil.
In less than five seconds the Blue Veinwalkers were on the defensive.
Rael, still dueling Bakuza, shouted across the battlefield, his voice filled with arrogant pride and fury:
"Enough restraint!"
Light exploded from him, burning holes through the void.
Kaen clenched his fists, his aura roaring alive.
"Khael… is this the time?"
Khael's eyes hardened.
"No"
"If I don't—" Kaen started.
"Like I said we won't die today, Kaen." Khael cut in. "We… wont"
Ceyla snarled, stepping forward.
"Tsk!!"
