Selena's situation was critical.
Her opponent was extremely powerful, and it had taken everything she had just to put him on the defensive and create an opening where she could potentially defeat him.
But before she could take advantage of that opportunity, someone else showed up and interrupted the fight, changing its outcome once again, and this time, for the worse.
The newcomer's attack interrupted her strike, forcing her to retreat, but Selena understood that she couldn't let the opportunity slip away. She tried to attack the man again, only to be knocked back once more.
Within seconds the newcomer reached her too, putting Selena in a difficult position.
The newcomer was a middle-aged man with a sword hanging at his waist.
He now stood before the wounded man, his gaze flicking from her to him, before settling on the lifeless body of the girl nearby.
He seemed to take in the entire scene at a glance, and his already grim expression darkened further.
