There was hardly the briefest instance of a pause. The moment the woman recognized Sylas, she moved, her claws raking across the skies almost like arcing black lightning. The jagged changes and myriad of shifts reflected the natural phenomena perfectly, and by the time it was upon Sylas, the weight of the world was already following it.
Sylas' eyes narrowed. He took a step back, his body instantly becoming coated in lines of emerald green and vibrant golds. His hair danced along with his trench coat, the world slowing down from his perspective as his own claws crackled with chaos to meet the woman's.
[Chaotic Menace].
Chi.
BANG.
The air crackled and shattered between their claws, one descending from above and the other drawing from below as though to execute an uppercut.
Space cracked, their claws hovering in empty space for a moment, unable to move forward a single inch.
BANG.
The two separated.
