Rahim did not attack the figure. He attacked the space.
The decision came without hesitation. If the presence watching him operated through control and observation, then disrupting that observation would create imbalance. He moved sharply to one side, then changed direction immediately, not following any clear pattern, forcing the space to react faster than it preferred.
The response came, but it was strained.
Rahim felt it.
He continued, his movements becoming less predictable, not random, but intentionally irregular. He stopped thinking in terms of efficiency and started acting on instinct refined through every battle he had survived.
The space reacted again.
Then again.
Each time slightly slower.
The presence did not speak, but Rahim could feel its attention tightening. He was no longer just being watched. He was being tested in real time.
Rahim pushed further.
The moment he felt the delay widen just enough, he struck.
Not at the figure.
At the point where the space had not yet corrected itself.
The impact did not create destruction. It created disruption.
For a brief moment, the alignment broke.
And that was the first real sign that this level could be affected.
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