Anthony's knee, aimed with devastating precision, collided not with Orion's skull, but with the sharp shaft of a spear.
For the first time since the beginning of the Starborn Tournament, Orion's body finally moved during battle.
Orion's body shifted fluidly, his hands moving with practiced grace.
The butt of the spear shot upward from below, aimed directly at Anthony's jaw with deadly intent.
Anthony's eyes flicked to the incoming attack, and with an almost imperceptible movement, he became a blur of motion, vanishing from his previous position in an instant.
He reappeared a distance away, his eyes never leaving the weapon in Orion's hand.
A smile tugged at the corner of Anthony's lips.
His ring, once a simple ornament, transformed in an instant into a spear, its shaft gleaming with the promise of deadly force.
