*Clang*
With the preset rules that only their skills in weapons were to be used, Hal knew already that he was on the back foot because for one thing, after that demonstration, Henrik was surely the better man with the sword and his attacks were performed with incredible finesse.
However, what Hal lacked in skill, he more than made up for in the strength which came as a surprise to Henrik.
He had proposed the use of merely their skills with weapons in an attempt to be fair and take into consideration that Hal was not at his level.
Of course, even with those rules, there was still bound to be a disparity in body strength but that was something Henrik felt he could do nothing against.
After all, life was never truly fair in a strength-oriented world such as this, so what the point of attempting it now.
However, he could not help but feel that things were not as they seemed.
