'Can I win?'
The question rumbled in his mind as his eyes narrowed on the charging elf.
He saw the man's milky white hair sparkle under the dark sky. His intricate blade flared with flames of the same colors, evaporating the air in a line of billowing smoke homing at his face.
Breath ragged and glistening sweat covering his body, he moved his arm in a silver flash.
CLANK
Sparks danced around them, the incredible heat licking his skin like a wild beast's tongue for a split second before the flames vanished.
He frowned, the elf's bizarre tactic tickling his nerves. Still, he imbued more Qi into his blade and struck again.
