Caine lifted the blade and was about to plunge it into Rowan's skull, whose skin was still smooth like glass despite his enormous size, but a voice made him pause.
"This is familiar, you have stabbed me before."
Caine's awareness bloomed, spreading out to surround the entirety of Rowan's body, and he saw that Rowan's eyes were opened, and a wave of his perception had settled over Caine.
Screaming in anger and panic, Caine drove the killing blade into Rowan's skull and pushed himself back into the air; he was surprised that Rowan had allowed him to continue his actions, giving that the wave of power he had felt in Rowan's perception was enough to cripple him instantly.
Rowan's eyes tracked Caine through the air; he seemed uncaring that the killing blade that drove into his skull was beginning to spread a wave of corruption across his head.
