The air around Caelum became visibly distorted, like looking through rippling water. When he moved, afterimages followed his form—not from speed but from actual air density differences bending light around him.
Lucas struck first, disappearing in a burst of speed that left a thunderclap in his wake. Electricity coalesced around his right fist, forming what looked like the head of a spear.
The attack pierced through Caelum's first layer of defense, but the air user twisted impossibly, the javelin missing his vital areas by millimeters. As Lucas passed, Caelum's hand shot out.
Vacuum Edge: Guillotine Strike - Instantaneous formation of a vacuum blade directly against a target, eliminating travel time and reaction possibility.
An invisible edge formed inches from Lucas's neck—
