The majin's eyes widened the instant she saw Raven rush at her.
He was fast. Much faster than she expected.
For a brief moment, her thoughts lagged behind his movement, instinct screaming danger before logic could catch up.
And in a split second—
SWISH!
Raven arrived right in front of her, his presence crashing down like a sudden storm. There was no hesitation in his movement, no wasted motion. His sword rose and came down in a clean, vertical arc aimed straight at her.
THUNK-!
The majin reacted on pure instinct.
She threw her left hand forward and immediately cast a mana barrier. The shield manifested just in time, small and condensed, but strong enough to stop the blade dead in its path.
Sparks of mana scattered outward as Raven's sword met the barrier.
But he didn't pause.
The moment his sword was halted, his left hand moved swiftly. He twisted his wrist and aimed the muzzle of [Nyx] directly at the majin at point-blank range!
But before his finger could even tighten—
