Rickard remained firm as Soren was surrounded by Astral aether. He stepped back when Soren blinked towards him, sword coating with white energy as he caught the two blades Soren brought down on him, both Hyperion and Nyx coated by Astral power, the latter extending its blade’s reach with it to match the Hyperion.
As Rickard swung through, Soren blinked away again. Rickard carried the swing in full, right to where he could sense Soren appearing, only for Soren to vanish again before it could connect. With a click of his tongue, Rickard dashed to the side as Soren’s next swing came at another angle, the man skidding back and swiping his sword to cut aside several Astral bolts that followed the swing.