If I had thought that Daniel would be slower or weaker without his armor, I was proven completely wrong. He thrust and slashed at me with lightning-fast reflexes, forcing me to jump and dodge more than ever. I couldn’t even get in an attack edgewise. He was constantly on the offense, his sword seeming to be everywhere at once. Even with my adrenaline boost, I barely kept up with him. It didn’t help that he had the most annoying, shrill laughter, too, probably to distract me.
“What’s the matter, boy?” said Daniel in between laughter. “Is this the sidekick who killed Slasher? How unimpressive.”
I would have responded, but I was a bit too busy trying not to get diced into a million pieces to speak. Needing to give myself some distance, I ducked a s***h and then jumped straight up into the
