The moment Elvoria prepared to counter against Zhao Tian, a blur of crimson streaked through the air.
Velnorah reappeared at Elvoria's flank with her scythe already in motion, slicing toward her mother's ribcage in a precise arc.
The blade carried a powerful vacuum effect, pulling in the surrounding air and twisting it into a sharp vortex of compressed blood energy.
*SWOOSH*
Elvoria raised her arms up, blocking the attack with her forearm, but the force of the strike still sent vibrations rippling through her bones.
Sparks of blood energy crackled where the blade met flesh, the pressure leaving a thin, shallow gash along her arm... the first real wound Velnorah had ever inflicted on her mother.
"You've improved, little one."
Before Velnorah could pull back, Elvoria retaliated instantly.
