CLANG! CLANG! CLANG!
Sparks flew off from the edge of Marionette's longsword, brushing past her face as she was pushed back. The Bloodhound, who had clashed with her, had begun to deploy a multitude of daggers to overwhelm her, followed by the various Techniques.
The man stabbed towards her head.
In response, she tilted her head out of the way to dodge, but still managed to get nicked in the process.
She glanced down at the thin cut on the side of her cheek before raising her sword again.
CLANG!
She blocked a forward stab with the flatside of her blade.
CLANG!
Then, a horizontal slash with the edge of her blade.
CLANG!
Followed with a parry for a vertical slash.
Despite having empowered herself with mana and her physical Enhancement, there was a deep disparity in strength between her and the Bloodhound; one that made it unfavourable for her to keep drawing this out.
