Death vs Fang

Ian's blade screamed through the air—a flurry of controlled fury: strike, parry, lightning-quick riposte, a deceptive thrust, a subtle feint.

Every movement engineered to kill. Every blow laced with death-born power.

But Fang—his crimson rods a blur—met each one.

Even the impossible ones.

His defense was fluid, precise, almost serene in its inhuman grace.

Then, with a sweeping turn—less a maneuver than a dance—Fang deflected a neck-bound slash and, in the same breath, drove both rods into Ian's chest.

The impact landed like a meteor.

Ian flew—breath ripped from his lungs, body a ragdoll of shadow and steel.

He slammed into the base of a shattered monolith.

Stone cracked and screamed.

Dust exploded around him.

He sagged there, half-buried in rubble, smoke coiling from torn fabric and charred flesh. Violet wisps curled from his wounds.

His breath was broken glass.

And then—he rose.