Zelraka didn't react quickly enough to the first blade. He couldn't hear or feel its approach through the vacuum. But could it penetrate his barrier despite that?

	The blade pierced deep into the lime green aura, going straight through Zelraka's abdomen and just barely erupting from the opposite side. The stave on the other hand, was stopped short by the monstrous barrier around him. Zelraka didn't let him escape after that though. With his left hand, he grappled Gideon's wrist, holding it tightly in place as the blade pierced through one of his hearts and knicked his stomach. Zelraka coughed up a fair amount of blood, coating his chin and the top of his chest. 

	[color=8dc73f]"Man that stings,"[/color] He groaned, [color=8dc73f]"Didn't think you'd be able to break through, let alone [i]hurt me."[/i][/color] Zelraka's grip tightened around Gideon's hand. [color=8dc73f]"But this doesn't change a whole lot."[/color] With his right hand, the man clasped his fist tightly and forced the ordinance around them to shrink faster, until it was no wider than a few yards around them. [color=8dc73f]"Would you [color=fff200]like ta'[/color] [color=8dc73f]know why you[/color] [color=007236]could never possibly win?[/color]"[/color]