Chapter 89 - 89. A Pee Potty (1/2)

The old man kept silent as if thinking or remembering about something until Mack could not hold anymore and asked.

”What now, old man?”

[Stop pestering me, I'm trying to remember the basic movements. It's not like I would need that information again and engraved it into my soul]

Mack waited a few minutes again, but nothing of his ancestor.

”cough cough”

[Geez, ok ok, let's see.... Start by correctly using the swords, you will need to hold them both in reverse grip]

”Both? But that way my strikes will be even weaker.”

[This is not about the power but harassing. Hit the same place a thousand times with a stick and it will collapse]

”hummm.... I'm not sure about that”

[It's just an example for god sake, once you have them both in your hands using reverse grip try to hit the statue again]

Mack slightly threw the two swords up and grabbed them again, but this time, the blades pointed to his back instead of the front.

Reverse grip was akin to suicide in a battle. It was beautiful in movies but didn't work in real life. Mack knew that and was waiting to see what his ancestor was planning for him.

[Just try to strike the statue]

Mack moved the right arm and slashed the blade and them again with his left, and repeated a few times.

”Its really odd, my movements are shorter, compared to normal, I need to get half the distance closer to hit because I don't have a leverage.”

[You are correct, that's the main issue with reverse grip.... Now try this.... While you slash with your right arm, twist more your body as if to slingshot the tip of the sword]

Mack did as his ancestor asked but almost fell to the ground because he lost the center of gravity of his body.

But the strike was more stronger than before.

”I lost all the balance now”

[Yes. To regain balance, you had to give your back to your enemy. Did you notice it?]

”Yes, and it's a fatal mistake”

[Normally yes, but not for this style, when you give your back strike with your left sword to hit the solar plexus in a bottom to up strike, as if you want to impale your enemy]

Mack slashed with his right and then tried to impale with his left, then he noticed that his body had half turned again and now his left side was been show to the statue, almost making a complete turn.

Noticing that, Mack could not avoid asking.

”Is this fighting style about hitting the enemy where he dosn't expect and keeps turning around and around?”

[Yes. It's an assassin fighting style. Most assassins rarely fight as their aim is to kill their target without being noticed, but once it fails, they use two daggers as a means of defense. And you know, the best defence is to attack]

”So this style is for two daggers instead of swords?”

Mack wondered where this style came from and how his ancestor was able to learn, but kept himself silent, he knew this old man had already lived a life full of danger and adventures.

[Yes. But is the most suitable and correct for your case, other dual welding styles have different weapons or different sizes of weapons]