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Form IV: Tyrant's Edge
Purpose: Convert aggression into overwhelming saber momentum.
Focus: Swing velocity, flame-wrapped edges, explosive ends.
Mechanic: Successive slashes build velocity, each one hotter and heavier than the last.
Finisher: Flame Guillotine: a downward saber arc with all stored velocity and Qi exploding on impact.
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He moved again. This time, the saber responded like an extension of his body.
He slashed.
Then again.
And again.
Each time, the air split. Heat surged. Sparks trailed behind the arc like comet tails.
The bandit boss raised his saber just in time to block the finishing overhead slash.
*BOOM!*
The ground ruptured beneath his feet. The shockwave flung embers into the air like volcanic ash.
The bandit boss stumbled, coughing, arms numb from the force.
Quinlan was already moving.
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Form V: Sovereign's Pursuit
Purpose: Chase the fleeing. Kill the retreating.
Focus: Saber thrusts, mid-range bursts, targeted pressure.
