c55: They weren’t holding back (2)

[Magic Deconstruction — Flow Sever]

The sand around the twins liquified instantly.

Their balance slipped, just enough.

Evelyn grinned and snapped her fingers.

She vanished.

Appeared behind the left twin.

And drove a knee straight into his kidney.

She vanished again.

A second Evelyn kicked the other twin square in the face.

He blocked it—barely—but his foot skidded back hard.

"Try harder," Evelyn whispered.

They did.

One twin twisted his core flow and slammed a wall of kinetic force outward.

Evelyn’s clone shattered.

But the real one was already crouched beside him, spinning low.

He coughed blood and hit the ground.

The other one turned toward her.

Reia blinked.

"Nope."

[Psychic Detonate]

She overloaded his flow with a single pulse.

The twin’s body seized up.

A sharp snap echoed—he collapsed.

Vyn raised both hands now.

The masked one was charging her, sprinting fast enough to blur.

[Mana Flare — Layer Compression]

She crushed the magic in a 5-meter radius.

The masked fighter tried to swing a chain-blade—too late.

Lucian was there now.

[Dimensional Fold]

One step.

He was inside his guard.

One jab—fast, direct.

The masked fighter exploded backward, smashing through a dune and disappearing in the dust.

Lucian turned slightly.

"I said," he muttered, "stay safe."

He turned to Brisa again.

She was gone.

Then he felt it.

Behind him.

Brisa’s fist was inches from his back.

He didn’t dodge.

[Vyn.]

[Magic Assist — Flow Redirect]

Vyn twitched her fingers.

Brisa’s punch twisted sideways, her own force turning against her.

Lucian turned and landed a clean hook to her ribs.

She spat blood and grinned.

She liked it.

She slammed her forehead into Lucian’s.