Ashu watched them through his Reaper's Eye as the Reaper's claw marks began to climb upward.
At that moment,
he saw a claw mark at a strange angle also climbing—but this one was affixed to his own flesh!
"Oh no!"
Ashu had long mastered the true use of the Reaper's Eye: sensing life was merely its basic function; its real power lay in foreseeing Death.
Which move would work, which would fail—he could tell at a glance.
And now, he saw "Death" marked upon himself.
At this critical moment, he followed the direction of the threat with his gaze and realized that it was the ten Grand Archmages within the army who had combined their efforts to launch a surprise attack.
They hadn't stepped forward to protect their comrades in such a battle; instead, they lurked among the ranks, using their allies' lives as bait to buy time and brew their ultimate strike.
At this moment.
