Remember, in a game of Magic, there is no difference between winning at 20 life and winning at 1 life. Life is a resource, and you need to use it wisely.

As a mage with access to black mana, Enigma is well aware of that fact. He isn't above using himself as bait or as a decoy in the name of the larger battle, taking a few hits and taxing his mana reverses as far as he can. It's all in service to the greater scheme.

That doesn't mean it won't hurt, or that it doesn't make him nervous. Whoever pushed him this far had to have been a powerful foe, and he'll be in recovery for a hot minute, but a win is still a win.

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Like I said, as a fan of Kingdom Hearts, I couldn't resist.

Art by  Idefix
Enigma belongs to me
Kingdom Hearts belongs to Square Enix

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