Sindral's eyes sharpened.
Light gathered around his legs.
"[Solar Flashstep]."
A burst of light exploded from under his feet, and his body shot forward in a straight line.
The distance between him and Dahlia vanished in an instant.
His sword came down in a clean, decisive strike.
Dahlia smiled.
She spread her wings and lifted off the ground smoothly, the blade slicing through empty air beneath her.
Sindral's eyes widened. "What?"
Dahlia laughed lightly as she rose higher.
"What?" she asked.
"Do you really think I'd just stand there and let you hit me?"
Before the words even finished echoing, light burst again beneath Sindral's legs.
[Solar Flashstep].
He reappeared behind her, sword already swinging toward her back.
Dahlia turned her head slightly, sensing it.
"…To think you can control it to this extent," she said.
Her tail snapped out.
Clang.
The blade struck her tail instead of her body, the impact ringing through the air.
