Step.
Adam took a step back, feeling the heat radiating from the cut on his chest. A wound like that couldn't throw Adam off balance, but he was terrified of what would follow.
Using the brief moment he had, Adam tried to close the distance between himself and Relana, but Relana was far faster and more skilled than he was.
As soon as her foot touched the ground, she leaped forward, using all the strength in her legs to save time.
Before Adam could step back far enough, Relana was already to his right, and the spear was already spinning in her hands in a deadly whirl.
"You'll be wounded, Adam. You'll have to endure a lot of pain because you're not strong enough to avoid my attacks." Relana's calm voice echoed through the training hall.
She wasn't threatening him. She was merely stating what was bound to happen.
Adam gripped his sword tightly as he tried to block her oncoming strike.
But…
