Haruo felt a strange sensation under his feet. He did not know what to make from it. It felt like vibrating, like a quake, but it was too weak. When he looked over at the grinning Fumiko, he knew she made her attack. But he could not see it. 'Her hand…underground…' He put it together a little too late.
Metal rods jumped out of the earth around him. He had already started to move, so they missed their initial targets on him. But they were armed with sharp points that pierced his skin. They only grazed his arm, but he felt the warmth of blood flowing down his left arm. 'It's fast and malleable…I'm going to have to be even more aware of her attacks if I expect to keep ahead.'
"Seems you can't count."
Her warning did not give him enough time to even question what she was talking about. The
