The two women panted. Sweat dripped down their faces as they both stared at each other. Their panting gradually began to decrease and they both stood and stared at each other.
The two women raised their swords. They both charged directly toward each other. Their swords clashed.
The two swords remained locked with each other. Both of the two women attempted to use force to force the other person back. Both remained in the same position as before.
They both moved backwards. They charged toward each other again and once again their swords clashed together. Once again they both attempted to force the other person back. They both remained in the same position as before.
Minimus continued to watch the two women fight and thought. "I don't understand. What's going on?" He looked over at Asterios.
Asterios said as he continued to watch the two women fight. "It's a stalemate."
Minimus said. "A stalemate?" He looked at the two women again.
The woman on the right, with the short black hair and black armor, swung her shortsword toward the other woman's left hand which wielded a katana.
The woman on the left, with the long black hair and silver armor, got her left hand cut by the shortsword. She winced and dropped her katana in the sand as a result.
The woman with the black armor swung her shortsword toward the woman with the silver armor's chest.
The woman with the silver armor dodged the shortsword and kicked the woman with the black armor's left hand which wielded a shortsword.
The shortsword flew out of the woman's hand and landed in the sand.
The two women panted. They looked angrily at each other. They began to punch and kick each other. When one kicked or punched the other would counter or block.
Asterios said from beside Minimus. "It seems I was mistaken."
Minimus looked at Asterios and asked. "What do you mean?"
Asterios remained silent.
Minimus looked at the two women again.
The two women panted as they both stared at each other angrily. They both grabbed their swords which were on the ground. The women with the silver armor grabbed the hilt of her katana and the women with the black armor grabbed the hilt of her shortsword. The two women continued to pant.
The woman with the silver armor swung her katana toward the woman with the black armor's left side.
The woman with the black armor dodged to the right before the katana could hit her. She then elbowed the woman with the silver armor in the face with her right arm.
The woman with the silver armor stumbled backwards as a result. She attempted to swing her katana toward the woman with the black armor's chest.
The woman with the black armor dodged the katana by dodging backwards.
Both of the women stabbed their swords into the sand. They both fell onto one knee. Their knees crushed the sand beneath them. The two women stared at each other angrily and panted as they both kneeled.
Asterios said from beside Minimus. "It seems it is over."
Minimus looked at Asterios and then at the two women as he thought. "Over? It doesn't seem any different than before."
The woman with the silver armor got off her knee faster than the woman with the black armor. She raised her katana into the air and swung it down toward the woman with the black armor who was still on one knee.
The woman with the black armor quickly dodged to the right and successfully avoided the downward swing of the katana. She then quickly ended up behind the woman with the silver armor. The woman with the black armor kicked the woman with the silver armor in the back.
The woman with the silver armor fell onto the sand. She then quickly rolled over and faced the woman with the black armor.
The woman with the black armor pointed the tip of her shortsword at the woman with the silver armor's neck as soon as the woman with the silver armor rolled over and faced her.
The woman with the silver armor dropped her sword into the sand beside her as she looked up at the woman with the black armor.
Minimus heard a voice say. "That's enough, Astaysia."
The woman with the black armor known as Astaysia put her sword down. She looked over to her right.
Minimus thought. "That voice..."
Asterios mumbled with an irritated tone. "Maximus."
Two men walked into the circle of armored figures where the two women were. They both walked side by side. One man was on the left, and the other was on the right. They both walked in from the opposite side of where Asterios and Minimus were located.
The man on the right wore bulky, red armor that covered their whole body besides their face. The man's face was covered up by a crimson mask. The hilt of his sword could be seen on his back as he walked.
The man on the left wore slim, silver armor. He looked the same as Minimus but with a few key differences. The man possessed light brown hair that was combed to the left, and he also possessed light red eyes. A massive smirk could be seen on his face as he walked toward the two women. He had two swords strapped to his body. A silver greatsword strapped to his back that leaned to his left side and a sword strapped to his right side.
Minimus thought as he watched the two men walk toward the two women. "Why are Maximus and Mars together?"
Maximus and Mars continued to walk toward the two women.
Astaysia continued to watch Maximus and Mars walk toward her.
The woman with the silver armor who laid in the sand moved her head and looked over at Maximus and Mars.
Maximus said to Astaysia with a massive smirk on his face. "It seems we have some uninvited guests." He looked directly at Asterios and said. "Isn't that right, Alex?"
Asterios said. "I do not go by that name, Max."
Maximus stopped walking. He frowned as he said. "Max?" He chuckled to himself as he said. "So, that is how it's gonna be, huh?" He smirked as he said. "Very well, Alex. Then what name should I call you? Fake? Fraud? Cheater? Right-Hander?" He smiled as he said. "Yes. That's the one. Right-Hander."
Asterios replied. "I possess one and only one name. But, someone like you is not worthy of saying it."
Maximus's smile disappeared. He glared at Asterios angrily as he said. "Then I'll take your name!" He grabbed the hilt of his greatsword with his left hand and said as he glared at Asterios. "I challenge you! I'll take your name and all your titles!"