Aegis let her eyes unfocus slightly, the familiar shimmer of her HUD flickering to life.
Darius Goldspire
HP: 220/220
MP: 65/65
Stats:
Power: 72
Intelligence: 45
Grace: 58
Insight: 41
Charisma: 52
Aegis exhaled slowly.
[Okay. He's stronger than me. Faster too, probably. But I've got tricks he hasn't seen yet.]
Darius moved first.
No dramatic charge. No wasted energy. He just stepped forward and thrust his sword at her chest.
Fast. Precise. Clean.
Aegis sidestepped, the blade missing her ribs by inches. She countered with a slash from Ruby, aiming for his sword arm.
Darius pulled back, blocking with the flat of his blade. The clang of metal on metal rang out.
They circled each other, testing.
Darius attacked again, his strikes methodical. High, low, center. Each one forced Aegis to react, to give ground.
[He's probing. Looking for weaknesses. Probably has a whole flowchart in his head for this.]
