Knight's soul projection towered across the battlefield, its mutated body larger than mountains while vast wings spread from its back and stretched across the sky. Darkness flowed continuously from its fur and merged with surrounding space until the distinction between shadow and reality became impossible to determine.
Its glowing eyes settled upon Verilux. Then the panther vanished.
The movement happened so quickly that even the Saint-ranked Eternals momentarily failed to follow it.
One moment Knight stood behind the Hydra. The next he appeared beside its leftmost head.
Space split apart.
A single claw moved. The action looked almost casual. Yet the result was anything but. A line appeared across the Hydra's neck.
For a brief moment nothing happened. Then the line deepened.
