The Second Event: Flame-Forged Resolve

Leraje's eyes widened for a split second before they narrowed into threatening slits.

"Determination won't get you anywhere." He smirked, retrieving a vibrating arrow that seemed to dissolve the surrounding air. "Say goodbye to your demonic essence."

In a single breath, he drew his bow and scrutinised Adam's bloodied figure diving at him from the sky.

The string twanged when only ten meters separated them.

Unavoidable and whistling with incredible power, the arrowhead glinted with malice on its lethal trajectory.

Adam could only grit his teeth and shove his left arm into its path to protect himself from a fatal wound as he continued his desperate dive.

BAM