Zai arrived just in time to see the Master come to a stop against the rocky outcrop of a quarry, its stones already fractured and diminished to meet the demands of Linan's founding.
They were almost a hundred kilometers away from the city, and the Master's fall shattered the stone as he exerted his qi to cushion his fall, finally able to control his flight now that he'd passed the momentum of Zai's strike into the stone.
Where Zai had struck, the black of the advanced bodysuit he wore had been torn away, revealing Morlock's pale skin.
"How did you survive?" the Master demanded as Zai slowed to hover in front of him.
"I didn't," Zai admitted.
The moment she answered, the Master flashed away from his position to appear behind her, only this time, Zai blocked his strike with a palm, applying enough force to leave them both where they floated.
