Lukas's hand snapped up.
His fingers closed around the blade before it reached his throat, the edge biting into his palm.
Blood ran between his fingers and dripped to the corridor floor. He held the knife in place, his grip not loosening, and looked at the cloaked figure over the top of the blade.
Melody and Akira moved simultaneously, attacking from both sides.
The figure vanished.
They hit empty air and spun, already scanning.
The figure reappeared directly behind Lukas, the knife coming up to pierce his back.
[Hex Shield] materialized at the last second and the blade deflected off it. The figure vanished again before either of his wives could reach them.
The corridor went quiet, with everybody on high alert. A few seconds passed, but the attacker didn't appear again.
Lukas looked at his bleeding hand, then at the space where the figure had been, and chuckled.
"They've only attacked me," he said. "Not either of you."
Melody and Akira turned to him.
