Her emerald eyes gleamed.

  **"Let’s take it up a notch."**

  The air around her **distorted.**

  Dark mist coiled around her arms—her **shadow magic** amplifying.

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  I instinctively **raised my defenses.**

  Then—

  She **disappeared completely.**

  Not just her presence.

  Not just her sound.

  **Everything.**

  Even my **Sixth Sense** couldn’t track her.

  I barely had a second to react before—

  **STAB!**

  A dagger **pierced my shoulder.**

  I growled, twisting away, but there was **nothing there.**

  Then—

  **SLASH!**

  Another wound.

  Then another.

  Blood **dripped** down my arm.

  **"Damn it."**

  Her voice echoed in the air.

  **"What’s wrong? Can’t keep up?"**

  I smirked despite the pain.

  **"Not yet."**

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