🐾 Vitus the Lion gestures and Barbary Macaque takes position, fangs bared.

Sirius's defensive stance reads Vitus the Lion's aggressive approach perfectly — a 10% tactical edge!

R1: Vitus the Lion presses forward, dual swords singing through the air at Sirius but Sirius has endured far worse than this.

R1: Sirius catches Vitus the Lion's weapon on the shield and counters yet Vitus the Lion plants their feet and endures.

R2: Vitus the Lion delivers a textbook crossing slash at Sirius but Sirius gives ground gracefully, damage minimal.

R2: Sirius absorbs Vitus the Lion's strike and returns fire with the gladius — a shallow wound, little more than a scratch.

R3: Vitus the Lion weaves a steel web, both swords flashing toward Sirius though Sirius grunts, it's only a surface cut.

R3: Blood sprays as Sirius lands a CRITICAL thrust on Vitus the Lion!

R4: Vitus the Lion unleashes a blistering flurry of dual steel on Sirius but Sirius angles the body to deflect most of it.

R4: Sirius closes the gap and delivers a crushing shield blow to Vitus the Lion landing clean as the sand drinks the blood.

R5: Vitus the Lion delivers a textbook crossing slash at Sirius though the strike connects, Sirius is unmoved.

R5: Sirius absorbs Vitus the Lion's strike and returns fire with the gladius — Vitus the Lion's armor does its job, no penetration.

R6: Vitus the Lion accelerates the tempo, overwhelming Sirius with both swords but Sirius refuses to give satisfaction of a reaction.

R6: Sirius demonstrates textbook form, shield protecting as the blade strikes Vitus the Lion tearing through Vitus the Lion's defense like paper.

R7: Vitus the Lion pivots on one heel and slashes at Sirius from two angles though Sirius deflects most of the impact.

R7: Sirius uses the shield edge to split Vitus the Lion's guard then cuts but the strike barely bites through Vitus the Lion's guard.

R8: Vitus the Lion rolls under Sirius's guard and slices upward with both blades carving through leather and flesh on Sirius.

R8: The gods favor Sirius — a CRITICAL strike rocks Vitus the Lion!

R9: Vitus the Lion darts in like a viper, both blades thrusting at Sirius but Sirius turns with the blow to lessen its bite.

R9: Sirius turns defense into offense, shield blocking then blade attacking Vitus the Lion but Vitus the Lion turns it aside for only a glancing graze.

R10: Vitus the Lion reverses grip and lashes out at Sirius with both edges yet Sirius keeps their footing despite the graze.

R10: Sirius bulls forward behind the shield and stabs Vitus the Lion though Vitus the Lion flinches, the wound is negligible.

R11: Vitus the Lion becomes a whirlwind of steel, blades cutting at Sirius but Sirius twists clear, taking only a nick.

R11: Sirius uses the shield boss to stagger Vitus the Lion then follows through though Vitus the Lion rolls with the blow and shrugs it off.

R12: Vitus the Lion sees the opening and drives home a CRITICAL blow into Sirius!

R12: Sirius demonstrates raw power, muscling Vitus the Lion with shield and steel though Vitus the Lion rolls with the blow and shrugs it off.

R13: Silence, then a roar — Vitus the Lion lands a brutal CRITICAL hit on Sirius!

R13: Sirius rides momentum forward, crashing into Vitus the Lion with shield and blade but Vitus the Lion twists clear, taking only a nick.

R14: Vitus the Lion whirls both blades in a screaming arc at Sirius though Sirius takes the hit, it changes nothing.

R14: Sirius pounds forward, each step punctuated by a strike at Vitus the Lion yet Vitus the Lion shows no weakness from the contact.

R14: Vitus the Lion drops their weapon arm, no strength left.

R15: Vitus the Lion presses forward, dual swords singing through the air at Sirius but Sirius has endured far worse than this.

R15: Sirius times the shield bash perfectly and follows through at Vitus the Lion though blood appears, Vitus the Lion fights through it.

R16: A career-defining moment — Vitus the Lion CRITICALLY devastates Sirius!

R16: Sirius's breath comes in ragged gasps — defeat looms.

R16: Sirius uses the shield to pin Vitus the Lion and stabs viciously — Vitus the Lion barely feels it, adrenaline surging.

R17: Vitus the Lion exploits a fatal gap and CRITICALLY wounds Sirius!

R17: Sirius times the shield bash perfectly and follows through at Vitus the Lion — Vitus the Lion takes it on the bracer, no real harm done.

R18: Absolute perfection — Vitus the Lion lands a CRITICAL that drops Sirius!

R18: Sirius advances in perfect formation, blade snapping at Vitus the Lion yet Vitus the Lion continues forward, undeterred.

R19: Vitus the Lion executes a spinning low-high combination on Sirius though Sirius registers the hit, resolve unshaken.