Diane already sensed the incoming RPG-2 grenade coming toward her, but she was already committed to her attack while in the air.
Her body was still turning through the cold air, and there was no stable position from which she could simply stop herself without losing the momentum she had built into the attack.
Yet her senses did not scream danger.
Because Diane had already found a way to deal with it.
Her grip on the slim sword tightened.
More Cognis flowed through her arm and into the weapon as she continued her horizontal spinning motion, then brought the sword vertically downward.
The condensed cold air around the blade gathered into a thin line.
For an instant, it was almost invisible.
Then…
A faint light-blue flash crossed the air.
The condensed cold air sliced directly through the RPG-2 grenade.
The grenade was cut cleanly in half.
The two halves separated while still traveling through the air, one passing beside Diane while the other moved behind her.
