Chapter 48: Hard as Nails

Ramon Hahn's mind was still stuck on the necklace at the man's throat, and for a moment, he froze. His body was as solid as iron; the flexible sword the man swung at his leg cut through skin and flesh but stopped short of the bone. That very resilience, though, gave the man an opening to escape. By the time Ramon snapped out of it and gave chase, the man had already vanished without a trace. He kept picturing the necklace in his mind, over and over, until it suddenly clicked. No wonder the...