The entity moved faster than Satou's enhanced perception could track. One moment it was across the chamber, the next its void-sword was descending toward his neck. Satou activated Perfect Counter, his body moving on pure instinct to deflect the blow.
His claw met the sword and—screamed in agony as his hand began to unexist. The fingers simply faded away, erased by contact with Nihilus's weapon.
[HP: 3205/5500]
[Stamina: 46%... 38%... 31%...] - Regenerating
Satou activated Berserker Rage and Blood Frenzy together, his wounded state making him faster, stronger, more dangerous. He struck back with his remaining good hand, claws trailing fire that he immediately canceled—fire wouldn't work.
Instead, he wrapped his strikes in the Shadow Manipulation, the darkness he'd gained from the fallen hero. Shadows that could cut, that could harm the incorporeal, that existed in the space between light and dark.
