Their first attacks hit with so much force that trees went flying. The ground split open where Vell's weapon struck the leader's chains, and bright flashes lit up the dark forest.
"That's quite a weapon," the leader said, pulling his chains back. "But it can't keep eating up energy forever."
"Want to find out?" Vell kept grinning.
The leader shot three chains at him from different sides. Vell's weapon changed shape, splitting apart to block each chain. The weapon glowed brighter with each hit, soaking up the power.
"My turn now." He fired back all that stored energy in one blast. It should have torn through anything in its path.
But the leader's mask glinted as the attack disappeared into nothing. "Looks like we both know how to steal power."
'This might actually be fun,' he thought.
[Master, we're pushing the first limiter too hard.]
'That's the idea.'
