One of the chainblades swung up again as the surprise attack came at him, his knees bending a little to the impact as he hadn't had time to brace, but he held his ground still. As the lightning coursed through the two blades he growled, feeling the jolts run along his flesh, though his force of will prevented his nervous system from completely going haywire due to the mixed signals it was now receiving.
His eyes cast down beneath the brim of his hat to meet those of the one before him, who was barely a child, and as they met he halted for a moment, as not so distant memories dredged themselves up. They had exactly the same eyes, different colours granted, but there were other features too.
Could this be that Sanguine reaperkin's son?
A roar rose within him as he forgoed his goal for now, the fire across the edge of his blades intensifying, as his left arm was then thrown forward, spasmodically, almost as if it wasn't by his will. the sleeve of his jacket tore open all the way up to his shoulder along the line of his artery, and then the flesh too peeled back, as several beaks and taloned feet burrowed their way forth, five deathravens tearing their way free from his flesh as they flew for the boy's face, at the same time the blood that had been shed from their departure hailing towards him at this close range too, even as his arm began to show no signs of the exit at all.