Finn exhaled as he found his lungs burning as though he breathed flames, pushing past the aching of his muscles as he slashed his dagger across the exposed chest–CLANG. Though he swore there were no scales there, his blade simply bounced off.
The stance held by the man of devoured DNA stood with a relaxed guard, as if protecting himself was unnecessary, "My skin exhibits the same toughness as a basilisk's scales and a golem's stone skin. Are you starting to understand now? I am an Apex Predator, and you're my prey. I'll eat whatever I want, whoever I desire, whenever and however."
"You talk way too damn much."
"What?--" Crow asked.
["Orcish Boost"] [4:59]
["Hydrostatic Pressure"] [0:59]
The pain was pushed through as Finn opted to launch his fist straight into the abdomen of the arrogant figure. He sank his knuckles into that hardened abdomen, not caring as he felt his own hand blister.
Utilizing the burst of strength from [Orcish Boost] and the mechanical speed of [Hydrostatic Pressure], the force and velocity turned his arm into a piston for that punch.
"Pyuh!--" A mixture of oxygen and saliva was spit out from Crow's mouth.
The hunter was knocked back, blown off his feet as the unexpected impact left him hunched over. It was only by the grace of his stolen wings did the foul man catch himself on his feet, though having to caress a bruised stomach.
"Uuegh...Nice one," Crow complimented as drool hung from his bottom lip. "I tasted that one."
On that nightfallen street with the silent monsters as the spectators, the exhausted, young man remained vigilant even as his body shook and ached. A glance at his own knuckles that had landed the blow found that they were busted, bruised and leaking blood, though he hardly felt it.
From gasping for air and drooling, the hunter displayed his seamless inhumanity as he sucked in a deep breath, puffing his chest out.
["Greater Gale Blessing"] [4:59]
["Deadly Clairvoyance"] [0:29]
With the wind swirling around his body, extending down the length of the weapon that once belonged to the thoughtless killer, Finn waited for the predator to approach.
Crow wore a clearly bothered expression as he set forth, bursting across the street with inhuman speed. That agility that made one move like a blur, flickering as fast-forwarded in a movie; Finn recognized it was the swiftness natural to a vampire from Avalon Online.
Even knowing that, what he witnessed was even faster, floating above the asphalt with a swirl that ignored the need for a foothold; the wings accompanied that vampiric speed with frightening grace.
Even so, Finn stood his ground, patiently waiting.
The air hissed against his right ear, breathing down the back of his neck, trickling down the left side of his head; repeatedly, the swift hunter circled around him, faking him out, until–
He felt the presence arrive at his left with a greater resistance to the wind that swirled around him.
Spinning himself around, he met the hunter face-to-face while bringing the overwhelmingly long sword into an upward slash. The wind helped to carry its extraordinary size, extending its length in addition.
"--Replication!" Finn yelled.
The twin slashes reached forth with a cutting wind that cleaved the asphalt and the hunter alike. Neither of the slices were aimed for the body of the man, instead targeting the wings that carried him.
"Hrgh?!" Crow clenched his teeth with a shocked expulsion.
In that single motion, the white-feathered wings were amputated by the empowered swing. The sudden removal of the avian aspect caused Crow to drop down, stumbling forth right into the assassin's reach again.
"I won't! I won't die!--" Crow spewed out saliva alongside his desperate proclamation.