He caught the sword through the end of his swing, swearing out loudly as the blade came to a halt. Pitching the tip back into the ground as he panted heavily, every breath seeming to scortch his lungs. His arms hurt. bad. but that wouldn't keep him from fighting.
He watched intently as the figure brushed his hair away from his face, feeling the same anger surge back into him. He couldn't hit him at this speed, he was to slow. without notice he pulled a sharp dagger from within his belt line, unsheathing it and discarding its casings, pressing the tip against his right shoulder. In an obstructed diagonal pattern he cut swiftly across his chest, dropping the knife from his bloody fingers when he was done. Placing his hands back upon his sword he lifted it back into the air, the discarded scraps of armor falling to the red mud around him, leaving him in plain clothes, nothing more. He braced himself as the figure approached, his words echoing in his pointed ears.
Crying out as he burst foreward, never leaving the contact of his eyes with his own, gazing deep inside them, as if he were reading a book.
The soft thunk of an arrow echoed in his ears as he collapsed onto a knee, stopping dead in is tracks. He yanked at the bolt deep in his calf, only causing him to cry out in anguish. Less of the feeling of pain, but more of defeat. He refused to give up, not to the ones who were destroying his homeland, not to the ones who had taken his family, never! Thrusting his sword up at his opponent he waited, the echo of his own heartbeat ringing deep in his ears, all other sound muted. Looking around hastily for support, he saw none, the are having been taken by the humans, him being the last one within a reachable distance.
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