I pursued.
"Don't run, little fox," I called after her, my voice calm, almost mocking.
"I promise not to hurt you...too much."
She clicked her teeth, frustration cutting through the air.
The arrogance she'd worn so proudly at the start was gone, burned away by the reality of the gap between us.
She knew now.
She couldn't win.
I closed in, only for her form to flare again.
Once more, Ariel split into a dozen blazing copies, her mirages scattering in every direction, tails flicking, flames trailing in their wake. Each one sprinted off along a different path, their movements so convincing that it was almost impossible to tell the real one apart.
But I wasn't about to play her game.
Not this time.
I drew Gravefang in one smooth motion, the blade humming faintly as I raised it high.
My grip tightened, and then I slashed upward, channeling power into one of my newly awakened class abilities.
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