"Fuuh..."
Aestrea exhaled once, then advanced directly into the charging horde.
The first cluster of creatures lunged at him from the front, three twisted, multi-limbed beasts closing the distance with outstretched claws.
"RAAAAAAAARGHH!"
Aestrea pivoted on his left foot, rotating his hips to generate torque as he brought the Midnight Sword across in a precise horizontal arc aimed at the midsections of all three.
Spluuurt!
The blade connected cleanly, shearing through the first creature's torso and continuing its path to cleave the second and third in the same motion.
Without pausing, he reversed the swing into a rising diagonal cut with the same sword, targeting the upper bodies of the next two creatures that had flanked from the left.
Fwip, splurghh!
The strikes flowed seamlessly, one motion feeding into the next as he stepped forward again, using the momentum of each cut to reposition his body.
