Alex grinned cockily as he flicked the blood off his blade. He readied to block as the mistress approached slowly... Then, she struck. She swung her blade to the right, and alex raised his to block, but she quickly ducked her blade around and cut across his armoured chest. Alex fell to his knees as he cursed. Even though his armour protected him, he felt the full impact of the blow dealt to him. She swung her blade down at him, but he grabbed her wrist and dropped his own blade to the ground so he could hit her in the belly. This blow sent her back, and gave Alex enough time to grab his blade and recover. The crowd of nightingales seemed uneasy as Sera looked onto them...