[She's good - no move wasted, no effort misdirected in order to show off with flashy flicks of the blade. Just smooth economy of movement and a sharp eye on the ebb and flow of the fight.
And yet.
She still sticks to a focus with the blade alone, each thrust and jab aimed at disarming him - but without the use of either fist or feet or even elbows - and so he has to question if this is because of preference, or lack of experience.
Which is why, to test this, he shifts to the defensive, to draw her attacks in and counter each blow with a block or parry - and a knee to the gut, or a punch aimed at the chest, a twisting step away followed by an elbow aimed at the temple...
But all with an unnatural speed and efficiency, with the shock of inhuman strength behind each as he works to jar the blade from her hand.]
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And yet.
She still sticks to a focus with the blade alone, each thrust and jab aimed at disarming him - but without the use of either fist or feet or even elbows - and so he has to question if this is because of preference, or lack of experience.
Which is why, to test this, he shifts to the defensive, to draw her attacks in and counter each blow with a block or parry - and a knee to the gut, or a punch aimed at the chest, a twisting step away followed by an elbow aimed at the temple...
But all with an unnatural speed and efficiency, with the shock of inhuman strength behind each as he works to jar the blade from her hand.]