We clashed, the force of my attack overwhelming his defensive stance. His body was hurled into the distance, but I didn't give him a chance to recover. I rushed after him instantly, refusing to let up for even a second.
This ends here, I thought, determination burning through me.
His body erupted into white light, tendrils of energy lashing out like tails. One struck me, the force slicing into my skin, but I didn't falter. In the next instant, he reformed from the light behind me, his blade flashing toward my back.
Reacting on instinct, my claws morphed back into my scythe as I twisted my body, deflecting his strike in a shower of sparks.
But it didn't end there.
Once again, his form dissolved into light, reappearing at my side in a flash. My scythe reverted to claws, and I managed to catch him, holding him in place for only a fleeting moment before he slipped away.
