Another chain lunged at him from the side.
Riley's eyes flickered, his smirk widening.
He twisted his wrist and slashed again, the dagger's edge coated with swirling shadow aura.
CLANG!
WHOOSH!
The chain shattered into nothingness, the smoke dispersing into the air.
He pressed onward, his movements sharp and effortless, his figure weaving through the onslaught of writhing shadows.
His body seemed to cut the darkness itself apart, leaving trails of dissolving smoke in his wake.
'That might have been true in my past life… but no more.' he thought, clenching his teeth as memories raced through his mind.
In his past life, the power of darkness wielded by the demons gave them hell.
It was the bane of everything they had. Every attack they launched, it swallowed whole. Every defense they tried, it crushed apart like paper.
Blocking was nearly impossible, and trying to deflect it was even worse, as darkness consumed everything in its path.
