'Siri'
There was a decision to be made - in or out.
Aisha was quicker than Iris expected. She saw strength and didn't assume such admirable flexibility. Still, somewhere between realizing this miscalculation and meeting the warrior's wide swing Iris made the decision to be bold and stepped inwards. She would win no points against Aisha by hesitating, and undoubtedly quite a few bruises.
She was just quick enough to avoid the large part of the blade, getting knocked by the cold steel just above the hilt, with not enough force to detrimentally disrupt her balance. She quickly widened her stance, digging her heels into the grass, and flipped the blade in her left hand aiming the hilt at Aisha's ribs, right beneath the armpit. Her hope was to hit her with enough force to make lifting that giant blade more painful.
Unfortunately, Iris wasn't as well equipped for close-combat offense as she was for evasion.
Aisha was quicker than Iris expected. She saw strength and didn't assume such admirable flexibility. Still, somewhere between realizing this miscalculation and meeting the warrior's wide swing Iris made the decision to be bold and stepped inwards. She would win no points against Aisha by hesitating, and undoubtedly quite a few bruises.
She was just quick enough to avoid the large part of the blade, getting knocked by the cold steel just above the hilt, with not enough force to detrimentally disrupt her balance. She quickly widened her stance, digging her heels into the grass, and flipped the blade in her left hand aiming the hilt at Aisha's ribs, right beneath the armpit. Her hope was to hit her with enough force to make lifting that giant blade more painful.
Unfortunately, Iris wasn't as well equipped for close-combat offense as she was for evasion.
