The tension in the air was so thick that it felt like a living entity. Varyn and the winged woman faced each other like predators on the brink of a deadly confrontation. The silence was broken when she spread her wings made of piercing wind. The aura around her seemed to distort the moonlight, and every beat of her wings echoed like thunder.
Varyn didn't wait for more signs. He charged forward with a burst of speed, disappearing into the shadow of a nearby rock. The woman reacted, flapping her wings hard, creating a whirlwind that uprooted trees and sent rocks flying. At the center of the chaos, Varyn reappeared, gliding through the dust with a shadow dagger that seemed to absorb the light around her.
The first impact came quick and cruel.
