Aldrin blocked Ayame's slash just when Iris came in from his other side. Her fist crashed toward his face, but he swiftly brought his blade up to intercept which resulted in the weapon's edge piercing through her hand, sending a spray of blood into the air.
"Gh!" Iris growled, but her eyes burned with even more determination instead of how she should've felt - like a person who should make a run for her life.
She didn't pull back; instead, she gripped the metal to twist Aldrin's blade out of position. This created an opening for Ayame, who lunged forward and drove her wakizashi toward his back.
The blade found its mark, sinking into Aldrin's flesh. However, his armor absorbed the majority of the strike, reducing what could've been a fatal blow to a mere flesh wound. He staggered forward and grit his teeth against the pain.
Before they could follow up with another attack, he slashed in a wide horizontal arc around him, forcing the two women to jump back.
