Hunt Race

The boss lowered his sword.

His eyes remained fixed on Kael.

Then he slowly turned the blade toward his own hand.

Kael's eyes narrowed.

The boss dragged the edge across his palm.

SHING!

Blood immediately spilled from the wound.

It ran down his hand and dripped from his fingertips.

The boss tightened his grip around the sword.

The blood smeared across the blade.

Then he spoke.

"Forbidden Technique... Blade Lust."

The blood coating his sword suddenly spread across the blade.

A violent crimson aura erupted from it.

The boss's body jerked.

His face suddenly looked older.

Several strands of his hair turned gray.

The skin around his eyes tightened.

But the aura around him became far more terrifying than before.

He raised his sword.

Kael's eyes sharpened.

The boss disappeared.

BOOM!

Kael barely blocked the first strike.

The force drove him backward.

The bloody aura surged from the sword.

It reached toward Kael—

Then the mark on his hand reacted.

The boss caught sight of it.

For the first time, his expression changed.

The mark covering Kael's palm was shaped like a black crescent surrounded by several thin, branching lines, almost like cracks spreading from its center. The branches extended toward Kael's wrist, forming an unnatural pattern that looked less like a wound and more like something engraved beneath his skin.

The mark pulsed.

The bloody aura suddenly changed direction.

It was pulled toward Kael's palm.

The boss stared.

"What..."

The crimson aura poured into the mark.

The black crescent absorbed it.

The branching lines briefly glowed red before returning to black.

Kael's body suddenly felt lighter.

Sharper.

His vision became clearer.

His movements felt faster.

The boss's expression hardened.

He raised his sword again.

But Kael was already gone.

Mirage Step.

The boss turned toward the false movement.

Too late.

Kael appeared on the opposite side.

His sword was already sheathed.

The boss's eyes widened.

Kael's hand moved to the hilt.

Mirage Draw.

SHING!

The blade flashed across the boss's neck.

His head flew from his body.

The bloody aura disappeared.

The boss's body collapsed.

Kael stood silently.

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