Her emerald eyes gleamed.


    **"Let’s take it up a notch."**


    The air around her **distorted.**


    Dark mist coiled around her arms—her **shadow magic** amplifying.


    Stolen story; please report.


    I instinctively **raised my defenses.**


    Then—


    She **disappeared completely.**


    Not just her presence.


    Not just her sound.


    **Everything.**


    Even my **Sixth Sense** couldn’t track her.


    I barely had a second to react before—


    **STAB!**


    A dagger **pierced my shoulder.**


    I growled, twisting away, but there was **nothing there.**


    Then—


    **SLASH!**


    Another wound.


    Then another.


    Blood **dripped** down my arm.


    **"Damn it."**


    Her voice echoed in the air.


    **"What’s wrong? Can’t keep up?"**


    I smirked despite the pain.


    **"Not yet."**


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