Kainur's attack sent Kordia and Kir flying apart.
Kir recovered, lashing out with Kangetsu and firing a trio of rounds that caught the Duke of Pride in the arm. He tried to flap to bring himself closer but his broken wing only returned a bolt of pain that caused him to stumble.
Kainur laughed to see Kir injured so. "The unconquerable will, and study of revenge, immortal hate, and the courage never to submit or yield..." He reached through the hasty shield Kir cast and grabbed him by the throat. "Thou lacks in all these and more, cursed thing."
A chuckle escaped Kir's lips. "Better to rule in Hell than serve in Heaven."
"Ah, though knowest the Bard. Had ye been born of our kind alone... I might have killed thy father and spared you."
"You still won't get to kill him," Kir choked out. "Because I'm going to kill him... long after you're gone."
Kainur laughed. "Perhaps I should recant one thing... thou hast courage. Foolish metatron!"
