Despite how we felt, Boris looked quite relaxed. Maybe because he didn't notice Ashal Kal Anur's reaction, or he did, and just simply remained calm, to give his best in the arena.
He was also the first one to move, not in the straight line, but rather arching around a bit. The alien didn't move a single step but still kept his eyes locked on the human.
The distance between them got slowly closer and closer until Boris finally stopped on the left-hand side of the creature. With shield ready to block. he rose his ax and swung powerfully right at the head.
Blade never reached the target. It stopped mid-air, and the human remained in this awkward position as the alien slowly turned to face him. A few seconds were enough for me to know that he was paralyzed or locked in this position, but I still couldn't really tell how.
