Madison smiled. The creature had taken the bait. Her grip on the sword tightened, and in the next instant, the weapon let out a piercing hum, its purple aura surging violently. The glow intensified, pulsing like a heartbeat, then suddenly— boom! A shockwave of corrosive energy burst from the sword's surface, expanding outward like rippling fire. The force of the explosion engulfed the creature in an instant, swallowing its humanoid figure in a storm of searing violet light.
Madison had already vanished from her spot, teleporting to a nearby branch before the energy could touch her. From her new position, she watched as the creature was blasted backward, its body flung like a ragdoll through the air. Its inhuman screech of agony was cut short as it slammed into the thick trunk of a massive tree, the impact shaking the branches overhead. The beast fell from the tree as it body whistle through the air.
