CHAPTER 48
The blades intersected in a blaze, resulting in a rainfall of sparks. Drown struck so hard that he broke Zui Mar’s guard and, with a swift kick, pushed him against a condenser. A moment before the energy charge hit him, Zui slid to the center of the corridor, aiming at Drown’s side.
The dark apprentice managed to dodge the blow and counterchecked, their blades clashing like lightning bolts in a maelstrom of parries and lunges. Then, a surprise attack severed Zui Mar’s hilt, slashing it in two. The shattered sword fell to the ground, and the crystal inside it rolled onto the dark floor, stopping not very far.
Drown watched this, laughing smugly, then looked back at the unarmed man in front of him. It was a narrow space. He could not escape.
Zui began to retreat while looking
