"Get ready, you bastard!" Kenji growled, and without hesitation, he lunged forward.
*WHOOOOSH!*
The strike came at Jin with surprising speed and intensity—a powerful overhead blow meant to finish the fight in one crushing strike. Kenji shouted his battle cry as he swung his wooden sword with raw power, showing his determination.
"YAHHHH!"
Jin sensed the danger before Kenji's attack landed. Just seconds before Kenji brought down his weapon, Jin felt a strange tingle on his scalp and a buzz in his mind—his instincts screaming at him to move.
Without conscious thought, his body responded smoothly. He shifted his weight and prepared seamlessly. Instead of taking Kenji's powerful strike directly, Jin lifted his bokken to block. With a quick twist of his sword, he deflected the blow at the last moment, sending Kenji's weapon flying past where Jin had just been standing.
"Tch!" Kenji grunted in frustration, his eyes alight with fiery rage at having his attack so easily countered.
