Shin surged forward, his diminutive form a blur of motion as he launched himself headlong into the fray. Yet, for all his youthful bravado, the harsh reality of his inexperience became glaringly apparent as the Heavenly Palace elites deftly evaded his frenzied strikes with contemptuous ease.
"Is that all you've got, little one?" one of the figures taunted, his words dripping with condescension as he sidestepped Shin's wild haymaker with a disdainful sneer. "I've faced more formidable opponents in the nursery!"
Shin gritted his teeth, frustration welling within him as his attacks continued to miss their mark, his fledgling grasp on physicality proving woefully inadequate against the seasoned warriors arrayed before him. A vicious backhand caught him squarely across the cheek, sending him tumbling through the ethereal void before he managed to arrest his momentum.