The awakeners nearby immediately tried to help, warriors darting toward the mysterious assassin in a desperate attempt to intercept his killer moves. Mages and archers held their fire, unable to attack without risking catastrophic collateral damage with their Lord in the line of fire and the Mountain Bear still very much alive.
"He-he," the figure giggled softly as its attack flashed toward the Base Lord's head once more in an attempt to behead him again.
At the last moment, the figure switched stances with surprising mobility and leapt in a graceful arc above the Base Lord's defensive stance and dove down with the dagger aimed directly at his skull from above.
As the strongest awakener in the base, the Lord's combat experience was extensive. He felt the change in trajectory immediately and looked up, shifting all his defensive positioning upward to intercept the aerial assault.
