>>5271951“Not bad, Blair! Let me take it up a notch!” Felix taunts. The familiar glow that emanates from him signifies the tell-tale sign of Crest activation. He swings at you hard on his counterstrike. Without your “Alert Stance”, you find the attack much harder to parry away, even with your “Swordbreaker.” Felix’s hit lands true, and you are sent flying back hard. The blow, enhanced by the Crest of Fraldarius, hurts badly, but you take solace in the fact that he was unable to critically strike you with his weapon.
>(21 + 10 (Crest of Fraldarius) = 31 Damage! Blair: 12/43 HP)You roll once, twice, three times before getting back up to your feet, heavily rattled. Instinctively, you go back into your “Alert Stance.” Clearly Felix has gotten better with using that Crest of his. You take the defensive, but Felix does not follow up. Perhaps he’s learned his lesson from the last time he tried to breach through your defensive stances. Instead, he watches you with his guard up, warily. He’s not the only one either. As your head finishes reeling, you’re snapped back into your surroundings. Your bout has attracted the attention of the rest of the students at the Training Ground, who are watching and shouting.
“Take out the common trash, Felix!”
“Knock that smug bastard on his ass, Blair!”
“No way that girl’s gonna win!”
“She’s still standing even without a Crest?”
As the two of you stand there squaring off, you realize this is just like the first time the two of you fought, during the mock battle. You won the bout that time, albeit through methods that a certain Pegasus Knight from the Blue Lions thought questionable.
Then again, you’re a budding tactician now. A master of strategy! And you, as well as Felix, know that the only thing that matters is victory.
That familiar blue light appears around Felix. You know what’s coming. Make your decision now.
>A): Maintain your defensive stance. (60% Chance to Dodge)>B): Catch the boy off guard with a magic attack. 