Luna cleared the fissure across Hozumi's sixth rice terrace in a streak of lightning and drove her Stormblade into the Templebreaker Sovereign's nearest knee.
The blade sank through the joint. Before she could pull it free, fresh rock climbed over the wound and clamped around her sword.
"Oh, screw off!"
Luna dismissed her Stormblade as a hooked forelimb swept toward her. She dissolved into lightning, flashed beneath the strike, and reappeared beside the leg with another sword in her grip.
Above her, the Sovereign's armored back blotted out the gate. All three mouths opened toward Luna as she sliced into its knee.
"GGRRRAAAAAAAAAAKH!!"
Its roar blasted water across the terrace, and the Ninth Garrison locked their battered shields behind Kaiden.
"Citadel formation!" their captain shouted. "Watch the vents!"
Kaiden shifted into Lust and fed warmth through all six bonds. Luna's slash arrived faster, biting deeper, while Calypso's axe howled in her grip.
