The mighty blade flashed past the god of chaos, who materialized once more safely outside of the weapon's reach. But Khaine was unrelenting, and he would not stand down until his foe had been slain. Just as the point of the longsword whizzed past Asura, the entire sword seemed to disappear, replaced by a column of flame. Seemingly materializing from thin air, Khaine now wielded a 3.5 meter (11.5 ft) long double-headed glaive, the two darksteel blades flashing as he expertly spins the weapon. In the small confines of the passageway, it was nearly impossible to escape the weapon's reach. And while most such weapons would break upon contact with the rock walls, this blade was a cut above such shoddy mortal craftsmanship, and it sliced through stone and steel alike with terrible ease. Holding the weapon in the middle of the extended haft Khaine formed a barrier of whirling blades around him, changing his grip to adjust the reach of the weapon when striking out at his opponent. Using this stance, it was nearly impossible to approach him without being sliced in twain, and his rapid attacks were both hard to predict and hard to avoid.