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"So, you've grown this strong by devouring the innocent souls and bodies of fellow undead... huh?" she asked, her voice low and laced with disgust.
"That's merely the natural order of things!" Blazer snarled, his skeletal form lunging forward. He unleashed a flurry of slashing strikes, each one tearing through the ground like claws raking flesh. The earth split beneath him, scorched and fractured. Elayne met his assault with her blade, its edge shimmering with a strange, corrupting power that pulsed like a heartbeat.
"Hmph."
Though not physically imposing, Elayne moved with uncanny grace. Her body, saturated with volatile energy, danced around Blazer's attacks like a shadow in firelight.
CLASH! CLASH! CLASH!
Their blades collided again and again, ringing out like war drums. At times, they seemed evenly matched—two forces locked in a deadly rhythm. But Blazer's brute strength surged, and he would overpower her, driving her back with relentless fury.
