In a universe where rebirth is as unavoidable as death, to be ripped away from the circle of life and forced to live in limbo is a fate that no soul would wish ever to befall itself. Yet, that is the story of Raxyas. His is one of the many souls con...
Raxyas: Sorry, Bazren... This must be very hard for you.
Raxyas spoke sarcastically. They both prepared to engage in battle, standing at opposite ends of the chamber.
Bazren: What do you mean?
Raxyas: Well, for Karghna's undefeated champion to be bested twice in such a short window of time... You must be devastated.
Bazren furrows her brows.
Bazren: Oh, shut up! You would've been defeated by Xi too if he hadn't expended so much energy fighting me. In fact, you should be thanking me for your victory! Enough boasting... I'll prove to you that you still have a long ways to go.
Bazren begins sprinting towards Raxyas.
Raxyas: Good. I won't be using my gauntlet, don't worry.
Raxyas slowly steps forward, unfazed by Bazren's rapid approach.
Raxyas: You remind me of myself, Bazren. You charge head-first into battle! Though, I've come to learn that you can't win every battle like that...
As Bazren closes in on him, she performs a rotating slide, extending her flail as she does. Raxyas jumps to dodge the attack, and as he does Bazren quickly adapts her stance to a kneeling posture, taking aim at him. It seems she was expecting this.
Bazren: You should talk less...
She fires her flail at Raxyas, who only has time to block it with his gladius. He gets shot into a wall with the force of the impact, kicking up a dust cloud in the process. Bazren is the one slowly approaching, now.
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Bazren: When you don't have time to think, what good will your strategies serve you? You can only be so prepared. In the heat of battle, it's your instincts that lead you to victory. Only a fool lets their opponents have time to strategize...
She fires the ball of her flail at the center of the dust cloud, where Raxyas' vessel would have connected with the wall. Shortly after the ball hits the wall, the chain is seen shifting up and down, as if something's weight was placed on top of it. Surely enough, out of the dust cloud comes Raxyas, running across the chain preparing to slash Bazren.
Raxyas: I wholeheartedly agree!
Bazren quickly retracts the chain, in an attempt to trip Raxyas. However, just before she does he strikes the chain with his gladius, creating a flash of light that temporarily blinds Bazren. As she is disoriented, he leaps and prepares to attack with a downward slash. With the flail fully retracted, Bazren wasted no time. Even disoriented, she points the flail downward and completely extends it. The ball hits the floor, and the impact propels her backward, away from Raxyas' swing. He misses, hitting the ground, while Bazren is able to safely regain her senses.
Raxyas: Quick thinker. I guess you wouldn't have remained undefeated for so long if you weren't...
Bazren holds the ball of the flail close to the handle, as she tries to extend the flail. The two opposing forces cause the weapon to shake uncontrollably, just as it did when she prepared to strike the pile of rubble Xi was in.
