A brief flicker of surprise showed on his face; the chains weighed heavier than he expected. Each link caused his reinforced bones to groan lowly as he forced them upward.
The ground caved in as he infused more Resonance into every muscle in an effort to throw them forward and intercept Lorelei's attack, but he was hit with another unpleasant surprise.
The bursting energy within him was swallowed by the chains, and their weight grew tenfold.
Lorelei's blade stopped just inches from his neck. His survival instincts flared and he let his body drop, dragged down by the sudden weight, as the blade sliced through empty air.
But that was only the first strike.
