Whatever soul art that was, he wasn't using it again just now. Instead he crossed the distance between them in an eyeblink and unleashed a combo of his own, a blisteringly fast rain of blows delivered with scientific precision. The last blow actually had his whole arm sheathed in an aura of pale blue soul flame.

But...there was a split second of hesitation before the last strike landed. He WANTED to give her one last chance, though he would deny it later. He wasn't sure why. Maybe he just found the universe a little to explicable right now, and in his heart he wanted something new and exciting to come into it that wasn't just Another Battle.

Whatever the reason, Stacia didn't have long to take advantage of this opening.