Among those who fought with the four male Zoel warriors, there were already winners and losers.
Unlike other duels that began with mutual probing, the battle between Kamoen and his kin started with a barrage of killing moves — simultaneous stabs, leaping upper slashes, double-stage downward stabs. These were moves that Dark Elves had practiced over and over in martial techniques schools, refined through the experience accumulated over several eras for the best countermeasures.
Every Zoel Elf knew how to counter these moves and what variations could follow, but this also meant that the duel became a competition of basic skills, where any movement less than precise or reaction less than swift would be quickly exploited by the opponent. After a few exchanges, the disparity in strength was clear, with Kamoen outclassing his opponent in every aspect.
