-BOOM!!
-BOOM!!
The deafening cracks of thunder rolled across the ground, each blast shaking the space as lightning slithered like serpents, splitting and scattering in every direction. The air reeked of ozone, sharp and burning, as the explosions faded into silence.
That was close...
Roan thought, his figure gliding through the shadows. At the very last moment, he had merged with them, letting the darkness swallow him whole. Only that had saved him from the chain of explosions that tore apart the space where he had stood.
His mind was steady, sharpened to a killing edge. Although he usually showed little emotion, right now he was nothing less than a predator in his prime, a full-fledged assassin who lived only for the strike. Yet, beneath that calm, there was a trace of confusion gnawing at him...
Why is the poison not working on this bastard...
