In seconds, the assassins who had been holding us at bay lunged towards us with force. Without wasting any time, I drew my sword with a fluid movement, almost as if it were another limb of my body. I felt the mana swirling around it and enveloping the blade like a living current. Immediately, I sent a fraction of that power to my mind, activating accelerated perception. The world slowed down, every breath, every blink, every subtle movement of my enemies was crystal clear.