It had come to this. He had wanted to be with Miha for this fight but she had denied him, he was sure she had her reasons, she didn't want to watch him die….. she didn't want him to see her die. Regardless for the reasoning behind it all he now found himself in a battle against the most deadly opponent he had ever faced.
There commander fell within minutes and his attack group lay in shambles leaving him to fight against the overwhelming odds. He remembered clearly the day Miharu had told him about Teeg's cursed warriors , there were four then she had killed one earlier.
This one if he remember correctly was the oldest, The thought slipped from his mind as he dodged another wisping attack. It was impossible to gain ground on this guy, no matter how much distance Leo put between them he closed it in seconds.
Leo leapt back, an instinct. The shadow stood solid for a moment and laughed at him before charging in a wisp of shadowy smoke like the soul of a fire being blown forth. Leo dodged again and lashed out at his attacker but just like all his other blows it passed through him like air.
Miha words bounced in his mind "A shapeless solid, a deadly assassin". He parried a blow, at least the enemies weapon was solid. His attacker retreated back in the same haunting motion he was already away before he had truly left. He collected himself into a more solid form the back smoke pulling together in a dark cloud for a second before attacking again.
This time the assault went un-parried and Leo felt pain and coldness run through his side. Blood poured from the wound making the ground around his feet slippery and slick. He was going to die, he felt it like nothing else ever. The world was going to end for him in this moment and despite all his training and best efforts he could not stop it.
As the world began to spin into a darkness he now found no comfort it a memory slipped through the bleakness " Beware the darkest shadow". With the last best effort of a dieing body and mind the thought came to him, he opened his eyes and saw his attacker retreating out.
Time stood still for a moment as evil saw its victory at had, and good saw its last best hope. As the smoke turned once more into the dark shadowed cloud both combatants loosed there swords , spinning death in a polished metal. And then with a strangled cry and a heavy thud one of them fell.