The impact of his sword against the half-giant's sent a tremor through his arms, but before the half-giant could press the attack, Ilya streaked past his back like a gale, the scythe-like wind blades of her Darkstorm slicing through his aura skin and cutting into the leather beneath.
The man turned slightly and unleashed a concentrated blast of aura from his palm towards Ilya, forcing her to abandon her follow-up attack and evade.
Xaren took advantage of that opening to unfurl his wings and fly out of the way, but the half-giant reached out with a burst of speed and caught Xaren's left wing in a vice-like grip.
Faster than Xaren could attack his hand to force a release, the half-giant swung him through the air like a ragdoll and slammed him onto the ground with earth-shaking force.
