Though he wanted to catch his breath, or rather rest completely, he was forced to stand as he looked back to see the knight beginning to rise to their feet, having their silver-and-gold armor dyed in their own arterial fluid.
"Guess it makes both of us, huh…?" He said out loud.
I'm going to die anyway if I don't do this…At least this way, it's possible to live: Sage Period, activate! He thought.
The glossy, emerald eyes he possessed were inhabited by the augmentations of Sage Period, giving him his heightened perception, among other benefits–though it meant a singular blow could spell the end for him.
For a humanoid enemy, and at a critical time like this for a battle that would be settled in the next confrontation, he put his trust in his assassin abilities rather than martial arts.
"One fell swoop," those were the words he embodied going into this final clash.
Combine: "Blink Step", "Ripper", "Dark Edge", "Twilight Cutter"...He commanded.