Forged Destiny [Book 1: Ch. 5, Ch. 14]

Yang's grin widened, "Bad move," she whispered. Her face flicked to the side as I hit, but it seemed to bounce back as if elasticated – her eyes flashing bold crimson as she smiled, all teeth. An open palm struck up towards my chest but I ignored it. My armour should have blocked it, and from her position on the floor the attack couldn't have had any real force behind it.

Which was why I was caught so unaware when the blow hit hard enough to crack my armour, denting it inwards as air exploded from my lungs. The force was so great that it lifted me a good four inches off the ground before I collapsed back down atop her.

—Forged Destiny [Book 1: Ch. 5]



Yang charged towards the girls. They could have spread out and caught her with a pincer, but instead they stuck together, so close that their shoulders touched. Yang threw a punch towards Miltia, only for the girl to block it. Her twin struck back in response and slammed a heel into Yang's temple.

"Big mistake," Yang said as her eyes flashed red and her hair glowed. I recognised the attack as the one she'd used on me before, the one that had shattered my armour in one blow. She'd done that laid down on the floor, while this one had all her power behind it. "Take this!"

"Take what?" Melanie laughed, having caught Yang's fist in the palm of one hand.

Yang's eyes – now lilac – widened, and she was completely unprepared for the claws that came in from her right.

—Forged Destiny [Book 1: Ch. 14]