Luck and a dash of foresight was why Jack didn't get to experience the final slash either.
[ RAID OVER! ]
[ Congratulations! Main Objective complete! ]
[ Rewards to be distributed! ]
Clang!
"Huh—?" Stormedge was deflected by a blue barrier, hexagonal in composition and belonging to neither Jack nor any nearby player. Kazi tried again, only to be rejected.
[ Grace period in session! ]
[ Rewards to be distributed! ]
[ No violence to be conducted for two minutes! ]
Jack dropped to his knees, catching and pressing the blood back against his throat. Kazi loomed over him, heterochromic eyes a stormy rage.
'I…I can't kill Jack? Are you fucking with me!?'
Clang! Clang! Clang!
'For Nash! Jules! Matty!'
Clang! CLANG! CLANG!
'For Ms. Sun-young!'