Coughing, I staggered out of the dense smoke, my body smoldering. Fragments of frost rained down around me, the remnants of my once great Snow Aegis disintegrating from the blast. Opposite me, Charles held his sword up before rushing forward.
"!!!"
I just barely managed to parry the holy sword in time, only to be knocked off my feet. Rolling away, I thrust Hei Yue up, but Charles deflected it before throwing a riposte that I just barely managed to parry with Bai Ri. Gritting my teeth, I swung both of my swords in a desperate counterattack to force Charles back, but the King of Knights easily blocked them before retailiating with his holy sword. Crossing my swords, I blocked the damned weapon, only for the ground to crumble beneath my feet and knee. With a grunt, I shoved Charles back with brute force, slightly catching him by surprise, but he whirled around and kicked me in the chest, sending me flying.
"Ugh!"
