Merc Assault's smile widened even further, somehow becoming even more terrible. "Oh, this is going to be fun. Show me what you've learned, little demon. Show me if the torture I inflicted actually made you stronger, or if you're still just a broken thing pretending to be whole."
Then they both moved simultaneously, crossing the distance between them at speeds that made their forms blur into streaks of motion.
Their weapons met in the center of the throne room with a crack like thunder that shattered every window in the chamber. The impact sent shockwaves rippling outward in visible distortions of air that knocked over furniture and cracked pillars. Both fighters were thrown backward by the force of the collision, but they recovered instantly and launched themselves at each other again with even greater fury.
