Chapter 168 Fighting a Fellow Atlantian 2 (2/2)

I stood up from my position. Looking at my dress, I cut the long skirt right up to my knees. I cannot move freely with such long dress.

”Alicia, no.” William tried to get up but flinched in pain and lied back down on the floor again.

”Don't worry Will, I can fight her.” I looked at him and smiled. William's face was full of worry.

”Hahahaha, a princess trying to fight with a sword.” Clara said sarcastically. ”Please, don't make me laugh. Well I guess a few bruises will not anger prince Gladiolus. I will just say I need to use force to get you.”

Clara made her stance while I made my defensive stand. The enemy thinks I am a weak princess, it will be best for her to make the first move and get her by surprise. I hold up Will's sword just right not to alert Clara.

”Prepare yourself princess.” Clara launched towards me with her sword.

I know that she only plans to incapacitate me and not really hurt me. She needs me alive to bring to Gladiolus.

When she swings her sword I prepared to counter it at the very last moment. After I counter her sword she looks so surprised. This gave me just a little opening to use the hilt of my sword and struck her in the stomach.

”Ahhh…” Clara screamed with pain and kneeled down holding her stomach. My strike was quite strong that she coughed out blood. ”I guess you are not a weak princess as you play to be.”

Clara now looked a little more serious than earlier. When she was about to stand up I launched towards her immediately. Of course this is a battle that I cannot afford to lose. Even seeing my enemy down I launched my next attack in an instant. That was what Regaleon has taught me.

Clara was caught by surprise but was able to parry my attack. With her uneven footing because of her surprise, I was able to push her back with my sword strikes.

'CLING CLANG'

Our swords made sounds inside the store. Because of the narrow space and with Clara being caught by surprise, I got the upper hand on this battle.

”You little b*tch!” Clara was fuming in anger. She never thought she will have a hard time fighting me one on one. ”I won't let you get away. The prince trusted me to get you and that is what I will do.”

Clara used her anger and tried to overpower my attacks. This gave her some leeway to push me back but this also made her movements readable. Regaleon has taught me that always keep your calm in a fight. Once you let your anger take over you, all of your actions will be sloppy and the enemy can easily read your every move.

I made use of Clara's anger and made my counter attack. My light attacks landed perfectly and Clara was now being filled with slash wounds all over her body.

”You f*ucking b*tch!” Clara shouted and she was panting heavily.

Because she was angered, her stamina was overly used and now she was tiring out. This gave me an opportunity to put all my force to one swing of my sword and knock out Clara's sword from her hand.

Clara's eyes went wide in shock while her sword went flying off her hand. I then turned my sword and used its hilt again to strike a more powerful blow on Clara's stomach. Her eyes went white and she fell down to the ground unconscious.