The duel, despite going on for quite some time already, continued.
Bout after bout, the two men clashed, each one with a goal of their own.
Kato sought to rapidly improve through a proper challenge, something he was relatively deprived of in the Slevian sect.
The mercenary, on the other hand, happily obliged when he realized just how much this fellow practitioner could benefit from his example.
Just that.
And so, the two men continued to clash, soon fully forgetting about the whole duel as they immersed themselves into the realm of pure combat.
Yet, while the crowd of spectators stood silent as they soaked in every tiniest detail of the duel for the benefit of their own swords, they were also the living proof of this duel being rooted in reality.
Reality in which, no matter how hard Kato tried, the mercenary proved to be an insurmountable challenge to overcome. And in what felt both like a single moment and like an entire evening, the duel suddenly came to an end.
