As Kingsley tore through the air, Aura Nova closed the distance in less than a blip. Her foot rose toward the sky before dropping down with the force of a dying sun, her target clear and merciless, Kingsley's throat. Kingsley's reaction was immediate. Without hesitation, he raised a single hand and parried the kick aside, redirecting its trajectory with frightening precision. His body recalibrated instantly, steadying itself midair as though gravity itself had momentarily lost its claim over him.
'She redirected my punch,' Kingsley thought to himself, his golden eyes narrowing ever so slightly. 'Might have to pull out a new move.' The thought amused him more than anything else, and a faint smirk tugged at the corner of his lips as he clearly enjoyed where this was going.
