Adam shifted tactics again and again.
From linear strikes, to feints, low sweeps or upward arcs, but William moved like a leaf in the wind dodging all the attacks .
He wasn't faster, he was just unstructured.
His body bent and twisted at angles that broke rhythm. Every time Adam committed to a trajectory, William's frame slipped just outside it.
Adam recognized the flaw.
His battle technique was shallow.
At equal star power, mechanics, timing, angles and footwork mattered.
But he lacked the refinement.
If I can't outskill him, I out-disrupt him.
William leaned to avoid another scythe arc, but a crystalline material suddenly formed around his legs.
Cryogen.
The frost layer thickened.
Then shattered, warping William's leg unnaturally.
But it wasn't fully disfigured.
This was because Cryogen's control had been reduced at this star power reduction.
But it was still enough.
William lost his footing mid-dodge and gravity did the rest.
Adam didn't hesitate.
