Kai barely rolled away in time.
Fais' fist slammed into the floor.
The stone cracked.
Fragments scattered everywhere.
Kai felt a chill run down his spine.
That punch would've killed him.
Or at least broken something important.
Fais stepped forward.
Calm.
Controlled.
Unhurried.
As if the outcome was already decided.
Kai forced himself back onto his feet.
His entire body hurt.
His arms hurt.
His ribs hurt.
His head hurt.
Even breathing hurt.
Across the chamber, Andre was still fighting.
Cultists flew through the air.
Somehow one got thrown into another.
Then both got thrown into a third.
Kai didn't understand how Andre was doing it.
But Andre was still standing.
Kai wasn't doing nearly as well.
Fais moved.
A blur.
Kai raised his guard.
Too slow.
The punch landed.
BOOM.
The world spun.
Kai was launched across the room again.
His back slammed against a support pillar.
Metal groaned.
Pain exploded throughout his body.
He collapsed to one knee.
Blood dripped from his mouth.
Fais didn't even look tired.
"Stand."
Kai clenched his fists.
His body obeyed.
Barely.
Fais looked at him.
Expressionless.
"Weak."
The word struck him harder than before.
Weak.
The crimson imp had called him weak.
The cultists had nearly killed him.