Mock Fight: Demetri Malius vs Dawnika Snow

[Demetri Malius]

"Let's test how long you can keep that up."

It was hard to read her. Unlike others he had fought, there an ominous feel to her, Demetri could see it in her eyes as she sped towards him. He quickly shot out his chains again, aiming for her chest. As he did so, he still could not pull away from her eyes; it felt as if they were burning into his soul. Demetri watched in irritation as she managed to barely deflect his shots, taking a few swipes at them before they retracted back for more repairs.

Demetri kept focused on her as she rushed him, jumping back to hopefully gain some time for his chains to repair, but she managed to get close enough to slash him with her sword. Demetri barely had the time to raise his forearms as her blade slashed at his chain devices, yet his muscles screamed in pain at the force of the attack.

Now that she was so close, he could see her eyes with such clarity, and he understood what they hid. Pain. Suffering. Numbness. Those were the eyes of someone who had seen the most treacherous and mentally debilitating events. Her skill at such a young age proved further that the place she came from was no stranger to betrayal or war. He would need to be much more careful in this fight, she would not hold back.

Once Demetri recovered from her attack, he threw two more kunai at the girl. They air gave a piercing cry as they flew through the air towards the girl's shoulders, who was quick to hold her sword up in defense.Two pings rang as the kunai cluttered to the floor, but Demetri's next attack was already in progress. The chains rattles as they sped towards her legs, the girl's eyes widening in surprise and narrowing at the same moment, keeping her calm and firm attitude.

"It is you who needs to be faster, young girl."

She swung her blade down, the sharp edge slicing the air as the chains cracked and retreated once more, but one had already hit its mark. Blood dripped down the open wound in her left calf, but she showed no signs of pain. Indeed, she had suffered worse. Now it was her turn to expose his blood.

She raised her blade as she rushed him once more, seeking to return the attack. Demetri tensed as he knew that his chains were still repairing, he would need to delay her as much as possible. Three more kunai pierced the air, only to find themselves tasting metal as they landed in the grass below. Four left. The words quietly passed in Demetri's head as he kept a mental note of his kunai supply. They hardly did much to hinder her movement, and Demetri found himself jumping back to escape her blade.

Demetri grunted as he soon slammed into a tree, his back against the hard wooden bark. He hadn't the time to dodge the next slice as it dug into his shoulder, only stopped by the wood beside him. He groaned in pain before taking the chance to kick the girls wound. She gave a soft gasp in pain as he rolled to the side, giving him a enraged look before pulling her blade out of the bark of the tree.

"Now my blade has tasted of your blood, and it will not be long before you will lie dead before me." Her words were as emotionless as her eyes. Threatening to cut him like her blade.

Demetri was already up on his feet, chains ready. Pain surged through his body from his new wound, but he wasn't going to go down that easily.