"Then I'll win through persistence." He attacked again in a relentless and overwhelming manner, but it was also sloppy.
I could see it now. His form was perfect. His power was incredible. But he was fighting desperately and not strategically. Every attack committed too much and keft openings.
If I could just...
Holy light exploded around him an area attack and I threw up a shadow barrier, but the light hit it like a hammer. My barrier shattered and I flew backward, crashed into a tree. Pain exploded through my already-cracked ribs.
Adrian was on me immediately, his sword raised for a finishing blow.
"Yield."
"Not a chance."
I activated every disruption crystal Marcus had given me simultaneously. Six crystals shattered. The anti-holy field exploded outward. Adrian's light guttered like a candle in wind. His sword froze mid-swing.
Three seconds of disruption.
