The Princess Bride

Chapter 5

As the two began their duel they circled one another.

Beginning the fight, Steve lunged forward and tried striking the man in green on his left, then his right, only to be stopped by the other man's sword.

The man in green tried doing the same thing, though he could not get a hit in either.

The two feinted back and forth gracefully. It seemed almost like a dance.

Momentarily the man in green swiped at Steve causing him to lose his balance for a moment, although luckily, he quickly regained it. 

The man in green took a graceful leap and landed perfectly on a ledge and Steve followed after trying to strike him. Their swords clashed against one another harshly though neither had yet to receive or make a hit on the other.

It would seem to an outsider that the two were preforming and not fighting for their lives.

"Your using Shield's defense against me" Steve said through heavy pants

The man in green shrugged as he continued to keep off Steve's hits. "I thought it fitting considering the rocky terrain".

Steve nodded thoughtfully. "Naturally," he said keeping the man and green in front of him. "You must expect me to attack with Hydra?" he said

The man in green grunted as Steve began backing him up the crumbling remains of stairs to a small platform that was against the edge of the cliff, that was also crumbling.

"Naturally." The man in green said trying his best to keep Steve from gaining a hit. "But I find that Shield cancels out Hydra, don't you?" He questions seeing that he was getting closer to the edge by the second.

Suddenly the man in green pushed Steve backwards quickly regaining the upper hand.

Steve smiled widely at the happenings between them, he had not had a good fight in so long, it was energizing to him.

Steve smirked at the man in green. "That is unless the enemy has studded Marvel!" he said taking the upper hand from the man in green.

The battle raged on between the two, neither loosing balance or energy. The terrain seemed to quake under their vicious yet seemingly coordinated fight. Both took unforeseen advantages from one another and neither had the led for long. It was painstakingly clear that neither were ordinary men, they both were skilled fighters and athletes.

Suddenly the battle seemed to pick up even more speed as the two danced across the terrain. The man in green had gotten behind Steve and was now pushing him towards the cliffs.

"You are wonderful!" Steve exclaimed joyously praising the man. 

"Thank you, I have worked hard to become so". The man in green said gratefully, though they were fighting, he couldn't help but appreciate the praising.

"I admit it, you are better than I am" Steve said smiling as he continued to be pushed by man in green towards the edge.

"Then why are you smiling?" the man in green asked cautiously.

"Because I know something that you do not." Steve said continuing to smile widely as he was pushed closer and closer towards the edge.

"Oh? And what is that?" the man in green questioned with a grunt.

Steve's smiled seemed to grow wider and he pushed the man and green off him with grace and threw his sword, catching it now in his other hand. "I am not left-handed!" He exclaimed joyously and took the lead again.

The man in green was stunned and began to do everything in his power to keep Steve off of him. He began to become desperate when he could no longer keep Steve by the edge and quickly started to retreat backwards.

Switching fighting styles again, Steve was able to attack, and the first blood was his. He sliced at the man in greens wrist and was able to draw blood.

Now bleeding the man in green becomes agitated and desperately continued to fight.

Drawing near where the rope they both used to climb up the cliff, the man in green was trying to get behind the rope when Steve again lunged at him and in turn was able to slice at his other wrist, again drawing blood.

"You are amazing!" the man in green said, repeating the earlier words from Steve.

"I ought to be after fifteen years" Steve replied.

"There is something I must tell you," The man in green says as he is pushed up against a large rock, Steve pinning him to it with his sword.

"Oh? and what is it?" Steve asked believing he was about to win.

It was the man in green's turn to smile. "I am also not left-handed". He said triumphantly pushing Steve off and switching hands, much like how Steve had minutes before.

With the fight now in his favor the man in green was able to gain the offense and started to push Steve back towards the cliff side.

"Who are you?" Steve asked astonished

The man in green shrugged as he continued to back Steve up against the edge. "No one of consequence". he replied simply.

Steve furrowed his eyebrows and frowned, "I must know". he said desperately trying to figure out who the man was.

The man in green smirked. "Get used to disappointment". 

Moving as fast as lighting the man in green lunges forward at Steve and strikes at his arm, moving back almost instantly after.

Steve looked down at his arm and saw blood, astonished he looked back up a continued fighting.

Many minutes more of fighting later the man in green still had the upper hand. Both men many cuts and several on both of them were bleeding.

Finally, the man in green was able to send Steve's sword flying a good distance away from him.

Steve knowing, he had been defeated fell to his knees. "Kill me quickly" he said almost pleadingly. 

"I would sooner destroy a stained-glass window then kill such a talented swords man such as yourself," he said to him.

Steve looked up at him confused. This man had won a fight to the death and yet he wasn't going to kill him. This man fascinated him, and he really wanted to know who this man was.

"However, I cannot have you following me either". He said bashing Steve over the head suddenly with the hilt of his sword.

Steve's eyes roll into the back of his head, and he fell forward into unconsciousness.

The man in green crouched before his head. "Please understand I hold you in the highest respects". He spoke

Quickly collecting himself, he started running off in the direction the other three had gone...

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