[i]At that moment, Alyssa, watching the sword slice downwards vertically towards her, recognize the move from some book she read or some video she watched on swordsmanship; it did interest her for a while, after all. She imitated perfectly what she saw the professionals do to counter it, lifting the sword upwards as her elbows bent at a ninety degree angle, the blade's grip above Alyssa's right shoulder, held tightly by both hands. The tip of the blade was pointed towards Treyman's face, Treyman's blade heading right towards the edge of Alyssa's that was facing up. As his HardLight blade collided with hers, she allowed her hands and arms to relax, redirecting the slash toward's Alyssa's lower right, the tip of Treyman's blade headed towards the ground. As it did so, Alyssa raised the blade once more, taking a step forward with her right leg as she thrust with the HardLight sword, the tip of the blade heading towards Treyman's chest; a perfectly executed parry on Alyssa's part, showing some kind of hidden talent that Alyssa never knew she had, however talent got you nowhere; Alyssa's abdomen and sides were wide open.[/i]