[PLEASE READ THE NEW AUXILIARY CHAPTER ABOUT THE SPECIAL ANNOUNCEMENT. IT IS VERY IMPORTANT AND CONCERNS THE FUTURE OF Aether Beasts AND SOMETHING ELSE.]
I pulled aether from my core as I dodged to the right. A barrage of water droplets shot past me, and as I shot towards him, my layered bark amour formed around. I used aether burst to give myself speed, and I closed the distance between us within seconds.
He swiped at me with his right hand, aiming for my neck, and a crescent blade of water followed the movement. It was an elegant technique formed from an elegant pattern, but not that useful in this case, and all it took was a push with the back of my left hand to move it off course. It covered a large range and would have been perfect if he were faster and for groups of people or for those who moved erratically, but I was only one person, and my movement was anything but erratic. I moved with lethal efficiency, and speed.
