Snipers 2

As Vell's smile widened, Jon and Mira tensed, sensing a sudden shift in the atmosphere. In one fluid motion, Vell raised his hands, and two sleek katanas materialized from what seemed like thin air.

The moment the blades appeared, Jon and Mira exchanged a look of instant recognition. These weren't ordinary weapons. The air around him became charged, his previous playful demeanor evaporating completely.

"Oh shit," Mira muttered, "This just got real."

The katanas were unlike any weapons they'd seen before. They had a strange air to them, their edges shimming with an almost liquid-like quality that defied normal metallurgy. Where Vell had been moving quickly before, now he seemed to exist in multiple places at once—a blur of potential motion that made tracking him nearly impossible.

Jon's grip on his energy staff tightened. "Mira, spread out. Don't let him—"

But he was cut off as Vell moved.

It wasn't just movement.