>>5353205It’s Matt who breaks the standoff, lunging forwards to aim his sword at your lower body.
Slightly more sure of yourself after that first block, you bring your sword down to parry, but, far too focused on holding back for Matt’s sake, you end up sacrificing a good deal of your own, battle-borne dexterity.
Your sword blocks his own, but he’s able to get an opening by deftly sliding his sword below and under your own.
It doesn’t even have to cut you, but all it takes is a nick from the ice-blue blade for your body to burst into flames once more.
“Oh come on!” You shout, holding your sword out in front of you to prevent Matt from getting anymore hits on you.
“Don’t be a baby, Ellie– probably doesn’t even hurt for you.” He taunts, your body still aflame. Whatever concern Matt had for you before has all been thrown to the wayside, your brother enjoying the fight far too much for his own good.
“Now get rekt!” He cries, ferocious excitement coating his voice as he strikes at you again and again. By a narrow margin, just a few of the blocks end up successful, but the majority of Matt's slashes hit their mark. While the pain from the Fire Aspect is the same as it was the first time around, it’s a little easier to bare now that you’ve felt it once.
>(1/2) 