Amon smirked. "Got you."
The shadow tightened, thickening like chains forged from pure night. Her muscles tensed. Then.
"AH!"
With a sharp scream, raw force exploded from her body. The shadow bindings cracked like brittle glass and shattered into dispersing smoke.
"What?!" Amon's eyes widened.
He acted instantly.
Dark spikes burst from the ground around her. Shadow and darkness formed jagged spires, aiming to pierce her from every angle.
She didn't panic. Scarlett bent her knees and jumped.
The ground beneath her shattered from the force of her leap. She soared upward effortlessly, clearing every single rising spike as if they were nothing more than grass.
She landed on the trunk of a nearby tree, crouching for a split second. Then she kicked off again. She shot toward him from above.
"Too fast! Fuck!"
Amon crossed his sword above his head.
CRASH!
