The fight raged on in the thick darkness. Despite Auren wielding the advantage of the dark, the intruder—his old enemy—still managed to match his pace, though it was clear the poor bastard was struggling.
Which was exactly why Auren pressed deeper with his relentless assault. He wasn't striking to kill just yet. In truth, he was savoring the difficulty of the battle.
He was drinking in the way the Paladin struggled.
Just moments ago, Auren couldn't even raise his sword against him, but now they exchanged strikes on equal footing—almost equal, in fact, as Auren held slightly superior ground.
The Paladin grunted as he blocked another vicious strike, then dropped low and shot forward to force an attack that would shatter Auren's defenses. But Auren merely shrugged it off with a handful of momentum manipulation.
