Grave
A red glow tainted his... their eyes. Faster than before, faster than they could even tell, she had swung her blade again. They could feel it, down to their very bones, a rush of deadly wind was coming towards them! They felt their blood curdle and slammed their foot down the earth, letting the winds take them as they launched himself in the air, taking a warrior's stance with their blade. The body was now wide open, a slight but utterly shallow cut marked it on their shoulder. Once again they barely managed to avoid it. And yet-
This time it was a pillar of corpses that erupted beneath their feet the moment he had jumped! Simultaneous, a counter relying on pre-initiative! The pillar thus erupted, impacted, and slammed down on the cursed sword with speed surpassing a bullet, faster than he could ever move! Immediately, he was slammed down by the impact and gravity combined, right behind Lily.
His legs screamed, his sword was poised to strike her neck, no, it was already moving! He might be slower, but there was absolutely no delay, no hesitation in his movements!