Arc Royale: Chapter 25

There was only a brief moment between Knight's eyes narrowing and him appearing in the midst of where they'd been, his jacket flapping behind him. His sword caught Adam's, and instead of a ring of steel on steel there was one not unlike metal on glass, as Adam's crimson blade exploded into little pieces. That would have been his skull if he hadn't already been diving away.

Landing in a roll, Ashari's first thought was for Emerald. He saw her trying to regroup with Cinder – a bad idea – and chased after her. His instincts screamed at him as he did and never one to ignore them Ashari threw himself away, preventing the loss of his head by mere fractions of a second.

He was in motion as well however, loosing two flash bangs from his coat.

—Arc Royale: Chapter 25