Jake vs Nylreg (part 1)

Nylreg was quick to respond, and the haze of dark energy instantly condensed into multiple intertwined sharp threads of shadow that were suddenly pulled into a tight knot. The location of that knot was Jake.

If he didn't move he would be chopped to shreds in an instant, but just before impact a mental wave spread out from his body, followed by a darting Soul Arrow that shot through some invisible point in space. The cohesiveness of these dark energy filaments was broken and the Will of Destruction permeating them was dispelled.

Without that Will, those threads were just a concentrated mass of Fluid, admittedly dangerous, but not enough to threaten someone like Jake. With a sweep of his hand, he slammed down and a blast of heat swept through the fog enveloping him with the full force of a small nuclear bomb.