"You're bluffing."
Zurako's declaration hung in the charged air filled with the clashing of our spellcasting.
"I'm not."
I initiated forward acceleration.
"Bwuh!?"
My fist connected with Zurako's face before her enhanced reflexes could register the threat.
The impact generated sufficient force to displace her entire mass backwards, sending her tumbling across the wasteland terrain.
She rolled and bounced like a discarded toy before her body liquified into shadowy essence, the darkness consuming her form mid-trajectory.
Within 1.3 seconds, she had recovered her stance, emerging from the shadow-state with fury contorting her features.
"You're not following the rules of engagement!" Zurako's accusation carried genuine outrage, as though some unspoken covenant had been violated.
"Nuh uh."
I blinked forward.
The short-distance teleportation spell executed flawlessly, repositioning my vessel directly within Zurako's guard.
"Bwak!?"
