[center][h2][u][b]A War of Predictions[/b][/u][/h2][/center][hr]
So, as he was in a position to predict and prevent, he did. His opponent's movements were easily tracked by the sound they made and the air they displayed. Thus, upon him releasing the grenade, it would suddenly slam downwards and into the ground as air stopped its advance and then altered its trajectory in a split second. His opponent's perception was clearly greater than the average, but a human could only move and react so fast. It was clear that the man was capable of doing what he was not because he had greater synapse speed, but because he was predicting his movements preemptively. That coupled with the man's ability to move at much greater speeds than a human allowed for a deceptive combination. It was too bad that Raelis' synapse speed was far faster than a human's by a long shot, not to mention the fact that the way his senses worked was greatly heightened.

After all, his smaller avian ancestors had had to make decisions and discern details at breakneck flight speeds and as their abilities increased, so did their perceptual capabilities. Now the Asarae used these abilities for more practical modern purposes, some of which included combat. This was what, in part, allowed the Asaran knight his rather impressive abilities.

A small smile quirking the corner of one of his lips, his mouth hidden within the shadows of his hood and behind the metal of his helm, Raelis continued forwards, making sure not to veer back into the path of the mibs that were being pulled back to their master.

He ordered all of his nanobots to continue replicating even as more air pressurized around him. He noted that his blade's temperature had reached 400 degrees and that his leg armor was still gathering heat. He began focusing small amounts of unmanifested magic within the cavern as he closed to 4 meters.

All of this within the space of only a few seconds. It seemed both he and his combatant were capable of acting at speeds far exceeding the average. This, in tangent with the intriguing capabilities of his adversary, had caused the Asaran's smile. After all, a worthy opponent was hard to come by.

Should the grenade go off the mibs that might have otherwise struck Raelis would veer around him and then to the sides instead, being directed away from his person with air currents. Should Khazna's actions require it, Raelis would react accordingly.