Stronger Than You
Sirco v Hanzo
"Sisiamo spoke poorly of your combat abilities, you should be thankful she is not the Battlemaster else the Tengu here would view you as nothing more than a Trespasser." Hanzo had led the pair to a small courtyard where a small contingent of crow feathered Tengu were resting within the waters that flowed from the hot springers higher in the mountain.
Without a word the group had hastily cleared the courtyard and watch from the sidelines with curiosity as Hanzo relinquished one of his two swords to Sirco who pulled it free from the scabbard, "She attacked me and I had no qualm with her, might have seen her killed otherwise."
"Can you back it up?" He looked to Hanzo then their surroundings, a bridge was the centrepiece of the garden and the only solid ground available to them. The rest was snow, and beneath that sand hardly an ideal surface upon which to duel. "Admittedly my skill with the blade is something rusty. I much prefer a rifle."
"Little choice you have." Hanzo replied drawing his blade and for better or worse the pair began to circle the arena each seeking out a better position upon the battlefield. "I presume we are not trying to kill each other?"
"What fun would it be otherwise?" Hanzo replied much to opponents dismay he smiled at the reaction, "Relax I won't kill you, just rough you up a bit..."
There was little point in further discussion exchanging one final glance to the weapon he gathered strength in his leg launching an attack. The initial strike was blocked and just as swiftly two strikes returned in his direction the first he deflected while shifting his own weight to reposition himself at Hanzo's flank evading the second and seeking to recover. Little chance of that however, as Hanzo continued his offensive striking low and then high while his talons struck at Sirco's knee.
09-Jan-2018 19:57:52
