The beasts lunged—
Not one by one.
But all at once.
Over twenty shadows, red eyes blazing, claws scraping over stone as they leapt forward like a wave of death crashing down on Kai.
"Fuck."
Kai spat under his breath, eyes scanning, adrenaline roaring in his veins.
His knees bent, daggers reversed in his grip.
Too many. No space. No time.
A beast pounced from the side baring its fangs.
[
Flick!
His form shimmered, slipping out of the creature's reach like smoke.
The beast slammed into where he'd been, its momentum crashing it into the wall.
Kai reappeared behind it.
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His daggers gleamed with dark energy as he carved across the beast's flank, black ichor splattered the floor. But no time to watch it fall.
Two more were already on him.
He ducked low, rolled, barely evading claws aimed to rip open his back. Another beast came from above, its maw wide open.
Thunk!
A throwing knife embedded into its eye mid-air.
