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"She's mastered, it," The man thought, glancing at Rory's stance. as someone with experience in armed combat, he could tell instantly that Rory had reached a level that should be impossible, to any mere human.Rory ignored all of his boasts and taunts and simply held her sword, staring down her opponent without saying a single thing.
She raised her blade, getting into a stance. Even to someone such as him, her stance couldn't be described as anything but exceptional. She had absolutely no openings and the way she held her blade made it the most optimal position for releasing large bursts of power. Anybody with a brain could tell Rory's swordsmanship had already reached the realm of the divine...
"Come on."
(Rory wank post incoming.)
Rory's body reacted before she had even thought to react, displaying how she had honed her senses to absurdity. She twisted her body, blocking the attack with her katana and parrying it as she went for a horizontal slash that would cut him in half if it landed properly."She's mastered, it," The man thought, glancing at Rory's stance. as someone with experience in armed combat, he could tell instantly that Rory had reached a level that should be impossible, to any mere human.
"Ha, this may be more interesting than I thought", he smirked. He took his own sword stance, adopting a position remarkably similar to laido, as if he was about to draw a sword and attack. Yet...he wielded no weapon.
With no more words, he rushed towards Rory at top speed. appearing in front of her in an instant. immediately, he imbued his arm with the concept of "sharpness" allowing him to mimic a sword cutting power with his hands. with a sudden movement, he slashed at Rory with his arm, the Iaido stance greatly quickening the speed at which his attack was launched.
Rory jumped back as soon as the explosion had gone off to make sure she was not injured by it. She suffered some burn marks, but nothing that couldn't be healed within a few seconds. Her dagger was shattered, but she immediately created a new one.In response, the man twisted his body. in a clearly unnatural way, using his body control to give him superhuman flexibility. with the top half of his body facing Rory, he used Shield Arm, Vastly increasing the durability of his arm as he used it to expertly parry the attack away from his body. at the same time, he would use his other hand to attack. Using Razor Edge, He would sharpen his fingers, before clawing at Rory's neck, cutting through her jugular vein if successful.
However, while he was dealing with the real Rory, he did not see the clone appear, allowing the dagger to impale his neck. However, before she could twist the blade, The man summoned a gigantic explosion, with his body at the center, destroying the blade and much of the surrounding landscape as the power surged outward. At the same time, he would use the smoke generated from the explosion as cover, so that he could regenerate his own injury.
"Shit...She's pretty good...." The man thought.
"I've been swinging a sword ever since I was a toddler..." Rory said, "And since I'm probably 96 years old by now, I've been training for about 82 years in the Dream World." Rory was talented, yes, extremely so. But the real difference between the two was sheer experience that Raphael didn't have.Raphael stared at his arm in disbelief.
"What...." He started. This was impossible. he was a prodigy. ever since he was a kid he had always been the best. Once he took up fighting, no one had been able to match him. he had fought battle after battle, match after match, and all of them ended with his overwhelming victory. He considered himself a god of combat. a warrior that could never be defeated.
....and yet, he was on the ground, literally disarmed by Rory. without landing a single hit on her.
"How....." He said, looking down at what remained of his arm. He wasn't the best. he wasn't the strongest. this woman. this woman had embarrassed him. showed him his weakness.
"If I keep fighting, she'll kill me" Raphel realized with a start. she had purposely stopped her blade from tearing into him. had spared him from getting his entire body torn to pieces. she didn't even take him seriously.
Raphael looked at Rory, genuine confusion in his eyes.
"How.....how did you do that? how are you so strong?" The man asked. Was she an even greater prodigy? did she somehow possess more raw talent than even him?