The moment the battle began, the gravity lifted completely—replaced by microbursts of acceleration. The floating platforms twisted and rotated. Windless heat howled from all directions.
Vaelis moved like a meteor fragment, teleporting short distances in flashes of orange light. Leon barely raised his guard before a saber nicked his arm, carving through his Shell Armor with frightening ease.
Leon retaliated with Shell Reverb: Flicker Echo, blinking behind Vaelis with a swift palm strike—but the Emberlight Duelist melted into a spiral of flame and emerged behind him, slashing again.
Cut. Twist. Dash. Blink. Strike.
The fight became a dance of kinetic intelligence. Both warriors used movement as offense, prediction as defense. It was no longer about who was stronger—but who could read the rhythm of the battlefield first.
Leon knew that brute force wouldn't work. So he stopped trying.
He closed his eyes for three seconds and activated:
Shell Reverb: Tripart Echo.
