Unfortunately, the man wasn't given even a moment to process it. Malakai blasted forward the next instant, erasing the distance, blade tearing towards the man's neck.
Malakai's sheer speed made the man's heart skip a beat. He dipped low, the blade's edge grazing just above his head as he twisted away from the sweeping strike.
'He's dangerous.'
The man's eyes gleamed as he slashed both thumbs, blood gushing from his arms and knitting together in the air.
In an instant, a razor sharp crimson claw formed on both arms, their edges glinting. They lunged forward, piercing towards Malakai's chest with brutal speed.
Malakai's blood churned, then coiled, then boomed.
His body snapped to the side in a blur, the claw ripping through the space where he'd been a heartbeat before.
Twisting in the motion, he spun, both blades arcing back towards the man's exposed ribs. But the man's eyes flared wide.
