🗣️ Hardcorus bellows: “Let the Gods Decide!”

R1: A stroke of genius — Aeolus lands a CRITICAL on Hardcorus!

R1: Hardcorus wedges the shield into Aeolus's guard then stabs and Aeolus backpedals, reassessing the situation.

R2: Aeolus closes fast and scissor-strikes Hardcorus with both blades though Hardcorus takes the hit, it changes nothing.

R2: Hardcorus anchors behind the shield and lashes out at Aeolus opening Aeolus up as crimson spatters the sand.

R3: The death blow looms — Aeolus CRITICALLY wounds Hardcorus!

R3: Hardcorus times a brutal shield hook and follows with the blade at Aeolus landing clean as the sand drinks the blood.

R4: Aeolus feathers both tips at Hardcorus's center mass but the strike barely bites through Hardcorus's guard.

R4: Hardcorus turns defense into offense, shield blocking then blade attacking Aeolus opening a wound that will slow Aeolus down.

Round 4: Aeolus turns defense to offense with a sharp riposte!

R4: Aeolus rains down a storm of cuts upon Hardcorus — a flesh wound that won't slow Hardcorus down.

R5: Aeolus commits fully, driving both points toward Hardcorus yet Hardcorus maintains focus through the pain.

R5: Hardcorus delivers a crushing shield strike then follows with steel at Aeolus tearing through Aeolus's defense like paper.

R6: Aeolus leaps forward, both weapons descending on Hardcorus yet Hardcorus maintains posture despite the graze.

R6: Hardcorus bulls forward behind the shield and stabs Aeolus carving through leather and flesh on Aeolus.

R7: Aeolus shifts weight and delivers twin cuts to Hardcorus — barely a mark, Hardcorus holds the line.

R7: Hardcorus locks shields with Aeolus then twists and stabs and Aeolus staggers back a half-step, jaw clenched.

R8: Aeolus whips the blades in crossing arcs at Hardcorus's flanks though blood appears, Hardcorus fights through it.

R8: Hardcorus demonstrates textbook form, shield protecting as the blade strikes Aeolus destroying Aeolus's guard and driving them down!

R8: Blood pours from Aeolus as they struggle to raise their guard.

R9: Aeolus capitalizes ruthlessly with a CRITICAL strike to Hardcorus!

R9: Hardcorus demonstrates raw power, muscling Aeolus with shield and steel landing clean as Aeolus tries to circle away.

R10: Aeolus rolls under Hardcorus's guard and slices upward with both blades but Hardcorus anticipates and minimizes the damage.

R10: Hardcorus uses weight advantage to drive Aeolus backward and Aeolus's weapon dips as pain lances through them.

R11: Aeolus rolls under Hardcorus's guard and slices upward with both blades yet Hardcorus continues forward, undeterred.

R11: Pure instinct — Hardcorus CRITICALLY wounds Aeolus with savage precision!