🗣️ Tormentus bellows: “Fortuna Favors Me!”

R1: Tormentus pivots smoothly and redirects the trident at Flacidius Ironhands though Flacidius Ironhands deflects most of the impact.

R1: Flacidius Ironhands demonstrates classic technique, advancing on Tormentus yet Tormentus plants their feet and endures.

R2: Tormentus leaps aside and drives the trident home at Flacidius Ironhands — a flesh wound that won't slow Flacidius Ironhands down.

R2: Flacidius Ironhands plants their feet and punches the gladius into Tormentus though Tormentus parries at the last instant.

R3: Tormentus feints high and stabs low at Flacidius Ironhands yet Flacidius Ironhands absorbs the blow with practiced ease.

R3: Flacidius Ironhands plants the shield and slashes at Tormentus's exposed limbs but Tormentus twists clear, taking only a nick.

R4: Tormentus dances back then snaps forward, spearing Flacidius Ironhands though Flacidius Ironhands grimaces, the damage is slight.

R4: Flacidius Ironhands grinds Tormentus down with a short, brutal thrust yet Tormentus continues forward, undeterred.

R5: Tormentus finds the weak point — a CRITICAL blow that tears through Flacidius Ironhands!

R5: Tormentus casts the weighted net — Flacidius Ironhands is tangled and floundering!

R5: Flacidius Ironhands claws out of the net but the advantage is lost.

R6: Tormentus spins the weapon defensively then converts to offense at Flacidius Ironhands though Flacidius Ironhands takes the hit, it changes nothing.

Round 6: Tormentus reads the angle and slips clear of Flacidius Ironhands's strike.

R7: Tormentus feints high and stabs low at Flacidius Ironhands yet Flacidius Ironhands keeps their footing despite the graze.

R7: Flacidius Ironhands bulls forward behind the shield and stabs Tormentus and Tormentus grunts as the steel bites deep.

R8: Tormentus uses the net as a screen then drives through at Flacidius Ironhands though Flacidius Ironhands registers the hit, resolve unshaken.

R8: Flacidius Ironhands controls the engagement with shield positioning, then strikes Tormentus — Tormentus barely feels it, adrenaline surging.

R9: Tormentus feathers the trident point toward Flacidius Ironhands's throat though Flacidius Ironhands parries at the last instant.

R9: Tormentus casts the weighted net — Flacidius Ironhands is tangled and floundering!

R9: Flacidius Ironhands tears the net away — but the opening has passed.

R10: Tormentus maintains composure and picks the moment to strike Flacidius Ironhands — a scratch that will barely scar.

R10: Flacidius Ironhands wedges the shield into Tormentus's guard then stabs yet Tormentus keeps rhythm and composure.

R11: Tormentus capitalizes on Flacidius Ironhands's forward momentum with a thrust though Flacidius Ironhands grunts, it's only a surface cut.

R11: Flacidius Ironhands builds momentum behind the shield then releases it at Tormentus but Tormentus refuses to give satisfaction of a reaction.

R12: Tormentus darts forward on the balls of the feet and strikes Flacidius Ironhands — a scratch that will barely scar.

R12: Flacidius Ironhands catches Tormentus's weapon on the shield and counters — a cosmetic cut, Tormentus's fighting spirit intact.

R13: Tormentus uses footwork to outmaneuver and strike Flacidius Ironhands but Flacidius Ironhands has endured far worse than this.

R13: Flacidius Ironhands turns defense into offense, shield blocking then blade attacking Tormentus and Tormentus knows this wound will cost them.

R14: Tormentus maintains distance and skewers Flacidius Ironhands with precision yet Flacidius Ironhands plants their feet and endures.

R14: Flacidius Ironhands controls the engagement with shield positioning, then strikes Tormentus carving through leather and flesh on Tormentus.

R15: Tormentus moves with fluid grace, trident seeking Flacidius Ironhands's ribs but Flacidius Ironhands anticipates and minimizes the damage.

R15: Flacidius Ironhands demonstrates textbook form, shield protecting as the blade strikes Tormentus though Tormentus parries at the last instant.

R16: Tormentus harasses Flacidius Ironhands with darting strikes from range yet Flacidius Ironhands weathers it and stands firm.

R16: The weighted net catches Flacidius Ironhands across the shoulders — trapped!

R16: Flacidius Ironhands breaks free of the mesh, bleeding precious seconds.

R17: Tormentus keeps Flacidius Ironhands honest with probing jabs — a glancing strike, more sound than fury.

R17: Flacidius Ironhands delivers a crushing shield strike then follows with steel at Tormentus — a shallow wound, little more than a scratch.

R18: Tormentus circles clockwise and punches the trident through Flacidius Ironhands's guard but Flacidius Ironhands twists clear, taking only a nick.

Round 18: Tormentus reads the angle and slips clear of Flacidius Ironhands's strike.

R19: Tormentus darts forward on the balls of the feet and strikes Flacidius Ironhands yet Flacidius Ironhands remains composed, wound superficial.

R19: Tormentus ensnares Flacidius Ironhands in the net — a perfect opening looms!

R19: Flacidius Ironhands tears the net away — but the opening has passed.

R20: Tormentus uses the net as a screen then drives through at Flacidius Ironhands but the strike barely bites through Flacidius Ironhands's guard.

R20: Flacidius Ironhands plants the shield and slashes at Tormentus's exposed limbs tearing through Tormentus's defense like paper.

R20: Tormentus clutches their wound, vision darkening.

R21: Tormentus times the retreat then explodes forward at Flacidius Ironhands — barely a mark, Flacidius Ironhands holds the line.

R21: Flacidius Ironhands delivers a shield punch that rattles Tormentus before cutting and Tormentus grunts as the steel bites deep.

R22: Tormentus maintains distance and skewers Flacidius Ironhands with precision though Flacidius Ironhands rolls with the blow and shrugs it off.

R22: Flacidius Ironhands uses shield feints to create openings against Tormentus — Tormentus's armor does its job, no penetration.

R23: Tormentus withdraws then strikes like lightning at Flacidius Ironhands though Flacidius Ironhands grunts, it's only a surface cut.

R23: Flacidius Ironhands uses the shield as an anvil and the blade as a hammer on Tormentus though the strike lands, Tormentus hardly notices.

R24: Tormentus spins the shaft and stabs at Flacidius Ironhands's lower body yet Flacidius Ironhands remains composed, wound superficial.

R24: Flacidius Ironhands grinds forward inch by inch, punishing Tormentus and Tormentus buckles slightly under the impact.