As time passed, Maximilian felt the sensation of chains restricting his control over shadows begin to loosen. He glanced at Onyx Blade, who seemed to be growing more and more flustered with each passing second.
"You seem to be running out of time, Onyx Blade," Maximilian said as he dodged her blade and switched his dagger to his left hand, while his right hand began manifesting shadows.
Maximilian quickly applied Inorganic Animation to control the shadows, shaping them into a second dagger.
Clank!
Sparks flew as the shadow dagger clashed with Onyx Blade's black sword. The shadows around the dagger quickly melted and latched onto her blade.
"What!?" Onyx Blade was startled. She tried to pull her blade back but couldn't.
Taking advantage of the moment, Maximilian drove his dagger into her back, targeting and destroying the EF inhibitor module on her suit. He deliberately pierced only deep enough to disable the device, avoiding any serious injury.
