Several guards struggled to hold the creature back.
It barely resembled anything natural.
Part human.
Part monster.
Its skin shifted between flesh and scales.
One arm ended in jagged claws.
The other looked almost human.
Almost.
Beneath its skin—
Faint glowing lines pulsed.
Kai froze.
"..."
Magic Circuits.
His eyes widened.
They looked...
Almost identical.
To his.
The same branching patterns.
The same glow beneath the skin.
The same unnatural structure.
"...No..."
The hybrid roared.
A guard disappeared beneath one swing.
Blood painted the street.
"KAI!"
Taai's shout pulled him back.
Kai drew his knuckle duster.
The hybrid lunged.
Kai dodged.
Wind burst beneath his feet.
He countered with a punch.
The creature barely flinched.
Taai arrived from the side.
His fist crashed into its ribs.
BOOM!
The hybrid slid several meters.
Then immediately stood back up.
The guards surrounded it.
More soldiers poured into the street.
The creature smiled.
Then charged again.
Kai clenched his fist.
Magic Circuits...
Move.
Nothing.
Come on...
He closed his eyes.
He remembered what Taai had said.
Don't force it.
Let it flow.