And yet, as the snow settled, the Beast King remained unmoved. A shallow mark had been left on its fur, but nothing more.
It smiled.
"Not bad."
With blinding speed, the creature's massive hand shot forward, aiming to swat Nova away like an insect.
Leiko was already moving.
His sword gleamed with blackened energy as he intercepted the beast's attack, the collision of their forces sending cracks through the frozen earth. The sheer force behind the Beast King's blow sent Leiko skidding back, his boots digging into the ice as he struggled to absorb the impact.
Lunara landed beside him, her wings folding behind her. "We're going to need more than brute force."
Leiko wiped the blood from his lip, "There is nothing else we can hope to do"
The Beast King rolled his massive shoulders, his amused smirk never faltering. "Enough games, then," he murmured.
Then, with a single motion, he breathed in.
The air itself seemed to vanish.
