Theron felt the shift in the air first, then the accumulation of Lightning Mana, and then the shocking, focused control.
Tendrils of gold quickly formed to fill in the gap in Raiden's armor.
It was too slow.
Theron's blade cut across, but while the filled-in Mana didn't have enough time to fully form, it stopped his blade from cutting as deep as Raiden's heart, being stopped short a few millimeters within his ribcage instead—a long distance from the fragile organ.
This gave Raiden enough time to recover, his body flickering as he activated a movement spell. In a flash, he became akin to a bolt of lightning, flashing to the side and out of the way of Theron's next counterattack.
The speed of activation could have only been bolstered by Veinsong, a conclusion Theron came to immediately.
But there wasn't the slightest hint of surprise on Theron's face at all. He had already long expected this. In fact, he was ready for much more.
