LUCIANThe sword fight that had erupted was not a structured battle, but a swirling, violent anarchy. My focus was not on the three Shadowfang warriors actively trying to turn my chest into a pincushion; it was entirely on the silhouette of Selena, visible just ahead of me as she weaved through the desperate, clashing bodies.I saw a sword targeted at me. I tried to dodge it, twisting my body just enough to let the sharp steel whistle past my ribs. I did with the first one, successfully evading the immediate threat, but the onslaught was relentless. More kept coming, an endless torrent of aggression, but I kept dodging and throwing mine, my own sword a blur of retaliatory steel, acting purely on instinct to create a small, fluid bubble of safety.Suddenly, a warrior, having slipped past the distraction of the main engagement, set a sword at Selena, raising the blade for a high, lethal downward strike. Before he could release it, before he could take that single, fatal step, I threw mi
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