I launched forward, filled with adrenaline.
The world narrowed into a black twisted shape as Zao's body grew larger. My bastard sword came down in a brutal overhead arc, the force enough to fracture stone. Leo's remaining curved blade snapped up to meet me. Clang! But the impact drove his arm lower than he wanted, the shock reverberating through his frame.
"Keep going!"
My voice bellowed in the dark, unable to pause. I twisted my hips and ripped the sword free and swept it sideways, the edge trailing fire and ice as it tore into Lao's black, fleshy flank, sending a spray of disgusting ichor into the air.
Lao's voice turned inside out, a deafening shriek as he staggered half a step back.
Into the path of my allies
My lovers.
