Austin's heart raced as the battlefield became a blur of movements.
CLANG! CLINK!
Valerie's spear thrust forward with lightning precision, the air hissing around its tip. Sebastian sidestepped with inhuman speed, his steel baton meeting her weapon in a deafening clash.
"Good observation, lady." The butler praised.
Valerie spun, her spear sweeping low in a circular motion. Dust exploded as the weapon scraped the ground, aiming for Sebastian's legs, but he leaped back effortlessly his figure blurring.
WHOOSH.
A sharp jab from his baton grazed her ribs. Valerie staggered slightly, then planted her spear into the ground for balance.
"Fast," she admitted, her lips curling into a smirk. "But speed means nothing if you can't land a clean hit."
Sebastian's figure flickered, appearing to her left. "Care to test that theory?"
