Vermilion Kiss (2015)
“He used to be a knight back in the day, and his skills sure as hell proved it. It took all my energy just to keep up with his movements, let alone block his flurry of constant attacks.
Darius lounged on his beige recliner, sipping a tall glass of red wine as he watched us with keen interest. Again and again, Caen dealt what would’ve been a “killing blow” if we’d been using real metal weapons. My speed and awareness was improving though, and trying to fight while in a moving plane added to the c...hallenge immensely. Caen wasn’t going easy on me like he had when we’d sparred with rapiers on our trip to Vegas; no, he was much, much more serious this time and I could tell by the wild gleam in his mismatched eyes.
He raised his sword and struck out like a viper, hitting me in the side. I ignored the pain and swung my sword at his feet. He leapt over it like a jump rope and rammed his sword into my stomach. I coughed and hacked, and the sword fell from my hands and clattered to the floor.MoreLess
Darius lounged on his beige recliner, sipping a tall glass of red wine as he watched us with keen interest. Again and again, Caen dealt what would’ve been a “killing blow” if we’d been using real metal weapons. My speed and awareness was improving though, and trying to fight while in a moving plane added to the c...hallenge immensely. Caen wasn’t going easy on me like he had when we’d sparred with rapiers on our trip to Vegas; no, he was much, much more serious this time and I could tell by the wild gleam in his mismatched eyes.
He raised his sword and struck out like a viper, hitting me in the side. I ignored the pain and swung my sword at his feet. He leapt over it like a jump rope and rammed his sword into my stomach. I coughed and hacked, and the sword fell from my hands and clattered to the floor.MoreLess
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