"Sword Sweeps the Eight Desolations!" Eagle Eye roared, his voice booming like thunder and echoing across the vast sea. The black sword in his hand erupted with overwhelming power, its blade blazing with an intense light that seemed to devour all surrounding brightness, only to release it with even greater ferocity. Eagle Eye channeled every ounce of his internal energy into the sword and swung it with devastating force. A massive wave of black sword energy, dozens of feet long, surged toward the assassin like an unstoppable tidal wave. Wherever the sword energy passed, the sea itself was split apart, leaving a massive trench in its wake. The water on either side surged violently, creating a deafening roar that filled the air. The assassin, fully aware of the danger, dared not be careles

