He hadn't seen it coming, but deep down, he already knew.
It had to be the Shadow Goblins. Gripping his sword tightly, he activated his armor. With his Kinetic Absorption ability at the ready, he felt a measure of confidence, it would soak up most of whatever impact was coming his way.
The chittering was deafening now. Tatehan stood his ground, tense but ready.
Paranoia ate at his mind, but it sharpened his focus. It kept him on edge, the kind of awareness where even the drop of a pin could set him off. A state of alertness that felt almost instinctive and automatic.
The chittering broke into a loud thud!
The thing— or things (definitely things)— was now at his back, ready to smash him.
He felt a hit before he could react. Tatehan fell to the floor, the Kinetic Absorption doing its work.
[70 percent absorbed]
[30 percent impacted]
Well, he'd been expecting to feel real pain, but there was only a slight pang in his body, and that was it.
