Biting my lip I looked through the grass I had slightly moved aside, I was near to those two Templars and I am still waiting for the next assault group but they are behind...

15 minutes later...

Now I was getting uneasy... this was taking too long, I am not impatient by any means but this? Delays within any military is unacceptable... unless the order came from on high but I am the on high!

Girting my teeth I raise with my musket, none of the Templars are looking my way... good, taking aim at Selendis hopefully if she is struck they might jump to her rather then attack me... lining her up and changing my stance.

In.

Out.

Firing I knew it would do nothing, but several Templars jumped towards her with a moment passing from me shooting and her shield flaring I was already moving forward sword drawn, gritting my teeth I used what Mana was left to teleport myself in among them.

Once appearing I slashed upwardly my blade removing the right arm and destroying the rifle the Home Guardsmen had, following the momentum with a quick reversing of my grip my blade thrusted through entering the chest below the next one's breast plate..! jumping back onto the one I'd stabbed as a plasma blade just missed.

Rolling off I pull out my saber and we looked at each other for a moment, my left hand still clutching my musket I tossed it at his legs with the action catching him as he jumped over it rather then swiping it, but with him in the air he gave up his ability to control his movement... with a slight smile and moving low of his airborne thrust I cut across his armpit cutting deep if it wasn't for his shoulder blade I could have removed his arm.

With a turn I tried to give him another cut but missed entirely. Briefly looking around I wonder why I wasn't attacked or shot for a matter of fact... but everyone was just watching, is this some trial of combat or some shit?

Whatever I'll take it if they are willing to give up the chance to gang up! Not giving the chance for this Templar to recover from the loss of his primary limb, but to my surprise he kicked out getting my knee and pushed it into the ground, thinking fast I slashed towards his left arm and my the blade in his gauntlet above his skin and below the blade. with my knee in a shit position and my other fully extended from my last stride I had no footing what so ever.

Knowing this he pressed on, placing my left hand onto my blade I had the power to push back, but no way to actual way to get an advantage. Choosing an option I chose the idea to take the hit in exchange for killing him, moving my left down my blade until I was half way... knowing it will hurt I let go of my handle and pushed with all I had my left.

His blade entered my right shoulder and I could see it sticking through and to my shock the pain lasted a mere moment, I guess losing all of your pain receptors within a second really helps, with a smile that was maybe a bit of sadism or masochism I wasn't sure, but my blade dug into his neck biting deep and with my smile turning strained I wrapped his arm with mine and grasp his breast plate.

"Are you ready to die?" I asked, my voice calm and collected which didn't fit with what we were doing.

"I am! What about you!?" He asked back... leaning his head back and brought it back down our heads collided and I instantly felt that my skull had cracked along with loosing vision in my left eye, but that was it... his last energy was for that, his gauntlets turned off and he slumped dead next to me... I was left completely shocked and astounded, I have never fought someone like that... spitting out a glob of blood I pull my saber into a two handed grip my hands shook from a mix of me going into shock and my adrenaline allowing me to live...

They just stared. But I leaped of my left foot towards the nearest Templar. I couldn't even identify who it was.

(POV Selendis)

I raised my deactivated gauntlet blocking her attack, unlike before were she had fought the youngest among my brothers and sisters, still skilled and was considered a better fighter then some others... but Jean right now had none of her skill, it seemed that even with such an injury anyone of her race... a head injury was always nearly fatal... but to still fight was impressive.

Noting the fact that despite of her injuries that she is still fighting where others of her people would lay down and die... but her!? My musings are halted by my shield flared to life... then I noticed the shouting, the shooting! I had gotten distracted..!

The next wave!

The thought was met with far harder and more skilled fighting from Jean... and at once the prier lazy slashes and almost labored movement, I looked at her again and saw that the swelling around her eye had lessened... this had just gotten worse, she was smiling showing all of her teeth like a predator finding it's prey and a shiver ran up my spine.

Tilting my head her weapon skidded off my helm and I finally activated my gauntlets and punch out my plasma leaving just as she shifted her head and it sailed by, and her blade turned faster then I could see with a blink of an eye..! with the sound of metal on flesh she stabbed it up and through my arm, taking this I pulled my arm back in dragging her along and right into my free arm that entered her flank.

Her smile remained but her teeth with a cough was covered in blood, the thick red color told me that it was blood from the core of her body...

"May Mother... see you..! -grunt- Through your next life!" She told me and lifted her free hand and I saw a fireball.

I didn't have a chance as she punched me with all she had, my shield flared and broke as it shattered into hundreds of pieces my trained instincts shifting my head allowing my helmet taking the brunt and I felt the punch but it was followed an explosion... it tossed us both back...

I let out a scream as the left side of my face burned and my helm was partially melted to my head, tearing it off along with whatever skin was attached I got up and instantly collapsed as my leg gave out. I looked down and saw that it to was badly burned to the point where I could see a little bone...

I glared at her... but she was... becoming motes of blue light!? And her two weapons also disappeared... so this is what happened to her last time. I saw the last of the motes leave before I passed out.

Dear Readers.

Sorry for delays I have been tossed around at job trials and have also been actively looking for a job so for the base two weeks I have been unable to write.

Your Author Royal Jeager