Nolan gave a calm nod and launched forward. The wind howled around him, carrying the shimmer of his time-altering aura. Above the castle, he caught sight of Damian colliding with the demon, their clash sending shockwaves through the air. Sparks of dark energy met golden light as each strike rippled across the courtyard.
Boom!
A massive chunk of stone flew toward Nolan, sent careening by one of the fleeing knights. Nolan shifted time around it—slowing its movement to a crawl—and let it harmlessly fall.
Above the castle courtyard, Damian clashed with the demon. The air around them screamed in violent gusts as dark and golden energies collided. Damian's aura flared like molten sunlight, each strike creating shockwaves that split the ground below. The demon countered with vicious, jagged strikes, its own black energy writhing like living shadows.
"Your strength…!" the demon hissed, staggering back from a strike Damian had delivered with terrifying speed.
