Silence enveloped the room, the metallic scent of blood occasionally lingering in the air. White stood with his back to the sealed Bone of Malakar, while the corpses of his comrades lay scattered around him.
The eyes behind White's mask were focused on what stood before him.
The komodo lowered its body, the claws of its hands touching the ground, its tail swaying.
Its reptilian eyes blinked, and its tongue flicked out several times.
It strengthened its legs and shot toward White.
White responded by grabbing a one-handed shield lying nearby.
The moment his mana-covered hand touched and gripped it, the shield vanished.
Siiing
The komodo tried to slash White with its right claw.
White raised his one-handed shield, gripping it with his left hand.
Kriing
The komodo's claw struck the invisible shield, making it seem as though its attack had been stopped by the air itself.
White's hand trembled slightly as he endured the komodo's attack.
