Raegar watched the assassin's eyes gleam with amusement, as if toying with him. Before he could recover, the first assassin struck. A blur of motion, the enemy's sword carved a vicious arc through the air, its blade biting deep into the backs of his legs.
Pain exploded through his body, a white-hot agony that buckled his knees and sent him crashing to the ground with a cry. Blood pooled beneath him, staining the lush grass of the school garden as his vision swam.
'Dammit,' he thought just before activating his special ability as his eyes threatened to shut due to exhaustion.
Suddenly, the night erupted in chaos. The garden blazed to life, bathed in a searing crimson glow as arcane alarms shrieked into existence. Their piercing wails shattered the silence, reverberating through the academy grounds like the cry of a vengeful spirit.
