Leonard dashed towards Evelyn, activating "Ghost Steps." He became a blur of electric blue, a lightning bolt cutting across the battlefield. Time warped around Leonard, each second stretching into a tense eternity.
The Death Panther, still cloaked, but predictable to Leonard's Temporal Cognition, launched another attack. Claws sharp as razors sliced through the air where Evelyn had been just seconds before.
Leonard intercepted the attack at the last moment. "Absolution" screeched as it blocked the creature's claws, sparks flying from the brutal impact. Without hesitation, "Smiling" followed in an upward arc, a silver flash.
A guttural cry, a half-growl, half-shriek of pain, ripped through the air.
