Skyler, still stooped and staring at the ground, let out a quiet, wheezing laugh. "What's wrong?" he asked, his voice surprisingly clear despite his hunched posture. "Aren't you ready to fight? Or do you need a moment to catch your breath after that last one?"
The taunt was delivered with casual mockery, and Jelo felt his jaw tighten.
He didn't waste time responding. He went on the offensive immediately, his hand coming up to form a Dragon Claw projection aimed at Skyler's vulnerable, hunched form.
But the eye moved first.
It crackled with electricity, blue-white arcs of power dancing across its surface. Then it fired a bolt of lightning straight at Jelo, a concentrated beam of electrical energy that moved impossibly fast.
Jelo's instincts screamed at him. He activated Wingburst, his body blurring as he launched backward in a burst of speed.
