93 Hers and Hers Only (1/2)

At the sound of his voice, the match began!

Ming Yue stepped forth, dashing towards Lord Qin. She started off with a flurry of swings attacking from every angle possible but he had deflected each one with his hands easily.

”Hoh, this is quite interesting”, he said, continuing to stay on the defensive.

She hastened her pace and attacked even quicker than before. In mere seconds, she had attacked more than a dozen times, each one as unpredictable as the next. But Lord Qin was relaxed, each strike was easily dealt with.

As they continued to fight in the field, he thought to himself about her talent as a swordsman. Gradually he became excited over reforging the swords. Why? because she was different, in his mind, she had qualities that separated her from others. Those that stand out could prosper for years or die in mere seconds, but each and every figure would bask in glory. What blacksmith would not want their weapons to become famous?

But what made him think this way? It was not something like her eyes or her facial expression or her behavior. It was her way of fighting. Flexible and yet inflexible, each attack would be different but the intent was the same, to defeat the opponent. It mirrors her personality, willing to compromise, to change but never forget. Never forget what each attack will do, the course of each attack could change but it will always reach the mark. Like the wind, it will reach its goal but the path it takes will always be changing.

A quality that even Lord Qin rarely saw and he was delighted.

Ming Yue was already circling her energy, sharp wind enveloped the blade as her speed had once again increased.

”Come on! Show me more! Show me something better!” Lord Qin yelled out, spurring Ming Yue.

She jumped back in an instant and prepared her stance. She focused on herself and her sword.

One strike, one move that encompassed everything she had learned.

To cut down everything in her path.

She breathed deeply and moved.

”Oh shit”, Lord Qin sensed a faint bit of danger from her, speaking those words but doing nothing.

The moment, Ming Yue breathed out, she almost disappeared from her position, reappearing in front of Lord Qin with the sword on his throat. A gentle wind passed through him.

”Good, so you can control yourself. If that strike had gone through, you might have taken a part of the city down. Anyways, a quick spar was quite good for the both of us, now let me plan a bit and you can go rest or cultivate or something”, Lord Qin quickly left and disappeared into his hut.

Indeed, Ming Yue had gained something with this fight. She had gained a new technique! Although, she had always had it but never recognized it until now.

The same technique she used to cut down the gates of the Darksun Marauder's base.

Using the Shadow Blade Arts as a base and then modifying it with her own style and energy, this technique was only one strike meant to kill. A quick and silent death that cannot be seen nor felt, moving at an extremely high speed. A single instant of death that cannot be avoided nor stopped, perfect for assassinating someone in the open. Cold yet merciful for a gentle wind accompanies the strike to caress the victim in their final moments.