ushernet Chapter 846: Spar’s Outcome (2)
Chapter 846: Spar’s Outcome (2)
Chapter 846: Spar's Outcome (2)
The moment she reached zero on the countdown Sari zipped forwards and slashed her wooden blade down towards my skull, the power behind the blow bringing a wry smile to my lips as she made it clear she was aiming for a real fight.
One that bordered on not being a spar if either of us weren't as skilled as we were, but even as I stopped her blade from cracking my cranium into dozens of pieces and turning the pink noodles beneath it into a paste I still felt that she was going at this too hard.
She was apparently that serious about using this as a wakeup call to me, and that became even more apparent as she dragged her blade back from the haft of my spear so that she could try and stab me in the chest, her precision guaranteeing that she would land that blow below the sternum and angled up in order to dig even deeper with the potential to deal extreme damage.
Extremely serious and willing to do real damage to me that would require a skilled healer to ensure nothing bad happened meant that I needed to treat this like a real fight, so when I spun away from her stab I swung my spear horizontally and cleaved it towards her midriff, threatening to crack her ribs and force her to crumple to the ground.
Of course she knew how to avoid that, utilizing her momentum forwards to stumble past the attack and stand where I had been a moment earlier, which made it all the easier for her elbow to connect to my side and force some of the air out of my lungs.
It provided an opening for her to press the attack even more and swing her blade at me once more, and as I hastily blocked the blade with the haft of my spear she continued to unleash a flurry of blows that forced me to be entirely on defense, ensuring she could dictate the flow of the battle.
As more blows rained down upon me the Catkin shifted ever closer, giving her the ability to apply far more pressure that was always coiled up in that sexy body of hers so that she could hiss "Sure this is a spar, but ain't this a quick turnaround for the oh so talented and strong Rhefia!"
"If you are using this spar as a benchmark then you are far less intelligent than any of us gave you credit for."
That made her fur bristle as she hissed at me, though she calmed down a second later and smiled sweetly as she said "Oh, you're right! The magic you have, the weapons you have, all of it makes you stronger~! But also- oh wait! Those are things that Astra bestowed upon you like she had me~!"
It felt like she was intentionally trying to get on every single one of my nerves right now to piss me off as much as was possible, and to be honest... it was working just a bit, but I had dealt with worse... just not from someone this close that I continued to trust.
At least the last person to do this type of shit was someone I had grown to barely care about, but now..?
"Sari, I understand the anger and the desire to see improvement, but do pick your words carefully, hm?"
Her smile widened before she rolled her shoulders, relaxing her posture a little and replying "Perhaps I take it too far sometimes - at the very least consider yourself lucky that I am not like Inik - but the point remains, Rhefia. What the hell is your actual purpose here besides being someone Astra loves? At least some of the others know the only reason they are here is because they caught her fancy and provide her pleasure. You though..."
"Am more important then the rest of you because the only reason Astra is where she is at right now is because of me. Is that what you want me to say? Is that what this is all about? Using the worry about the future as an excuse to shake things up a little around here?"