[Half A Month Later.]
Mist.
Everything around me was submerged in a thick layer of swirling mist that almost seemed to have a mind of its own.
And within it, I stood with my eyes closed, focusing on the footsteps yet I heard none.
Swish!
I tilted my head and let the sword whistle past my cheek.
Raising my halberd, I swept it down but Buinal's solitude was already gone.
He reappeared right on my side, aiming to puncture my lung.
I twisted in time and stabbed the halberd forward.
It collided with something and sparks ignited in the mist.
An ethereal glow enveloped the sword of Buinal, a type of mana form that made weapons much more sturdier.
He vanished in the fog once again as I closed my eyes.
'Huff…'
Mana accepted my will as hundreds of glowing paths formed before Buinal even moved there.
'Huff…'
I held my halberd low as I dashed toward the first mark.
The ground beneath me broke as I covered it with mana like Buinal.
