Kido stood motionless, his crimson eyes fixed on the two figures slowly rising. Their confidence hadn't wavered, despite being outnumbered. On the contrary, the tension in the air thickened.
The masked man moved first. Without a sound, he lunged at Kido with dazzling speed. His dagger gleamed with a sinister light, coated in poison designed for a slow, agonizing death. But Kido remained calm, waiting until the last possible moment. When the blade was mere inches from his throat, he pivoted with impossible precision, letting the dagger slice through empty air before seizing his opponent's wrist.
With a brutal motion, he disarmed the man, sending the blade flying into the wall behind them. "You really thought such a tactic would work?" he growled. But before he could continue, a green light exploded in his vision.
