At a speed that defied comprehension, swifter than light itself, Lilithra was suddenly upon Anthony, her leg lashing out in a lethal arc, intent on ending his life in a single, decisive strike.
Yet, without so much as raising a guard, Anthony vanished in a shimmer of displacement, his form flickering away from danger.
In a brilliant flash, he shot upward, breaking through the clouds and surging toward the boundless expanse of outer space.
He had no desire to battle upon the Blue Planet. Monarchs wielded strength on a planetary scale, were he and Lilithra to unleash their full might here, the very world beneath them would crumble into ruin.
Lilithra's eyes snapped toward him, sharp with understanding. She knew precisely what he intended, but bore no objection.
It had been far too long since she had indulged herself in such a dance of destruction. With a predatory smirk, her form blurred and vanished.
