Strange Structure

The assault was triggered with almost mechanical precision. Kido led the charge first, his Jian gleaming in the darkness like a flash of light.

He aimed at the closest scout, a demon with ash-gray skin, whose eyes widened in shock before the steel pierced his throat. Before his body hit the ground, Kido pivoted, his motion fluid like a deadly waltz, disarming a second scout who clumsily raised his blade.

Meanwhile, Akumu entered the scene despite Kido's warnings not to. His two avatars materialized in a spectral explosion. The doubles charged the heavy guards, their odashis tracing brilliant arcs through the air.

The first guard parried the attack with his shield, but the force of the impact shook the ground. The second guard, faster, attempted a counterattack, but one of the avatars dodged and countered, slicing deeply into his flank, a roar of pain filling the tunnel.