🗣️ Sho bellows: “Honor Above All!”

🗣️ Nero of Thrace bellows: “My Mother Believes in Me!”

🐾 Sho gestures and Eurasian Wolf takes position, fangs bared.

🐾 Nero of Thrace's ally Barbary Lion stalks forward, muscles rippling.

Sho's balanced stance reads Nero of Thrace's aggressive approach perfectly — a 5% tactical edge!

Nero of Thrace's aggressive stance reads Sho's balanced approach perfectly — a 10% tactical edge!

R1: Nero of Thrace lunges with serpentine grace, three points seeking Sho yet Sho keeps rhythm and composure.

R1: Sho hammers Nero of Thrace with shield rim and blade though Nero of Thrace deflects most of the impact.

R2: Nero of Thrace spins the shaft and stabs at Sho's lower body connecting solidly as Sho groans in pain.

Round 2: Nero of Thrace reads the angle and slips clear of Sho's strike.

R3: Nero of Thrace weaves the net as distraction then punctures Sho and Sho drops their shoulder, trying to recover.

R3: Sho keeps Nero of Thrace at bay with shield pressure before striking but Nero of Thrace turns with the blow to lessen its bite.

R4: Nero of Thrace spins the weapon defensively then converts to offense at Sho and Sho curses, blood flowing freely.

R4: A masterful CRITICAL strike from Sho carves clean through Nero of Thrace's defense!

R5: Nero of Thrace uses the net as a screen then drives through at Sho yet Sho plants their feet and endures.

R5: Sho shield-bashes Nero of Thrace and drives the gladius home but Nero of Thrace turns it aside for only a glancing graze.

R6: Nero of Thrace baits Sho forward then counter-thrusts the prongs though Sho takes the hit, it changes nothing.

R6: Nero of Thrace ensnares Sho in the net — a perfect opening looms!

R6: Sho tears the net away — but the opening has passed.

R7: Nero of Thrace leaps aside and drives the trident home at Sho and Sho's weapon dips as pain lances through them.

R7: Sho plants the shield and slashes at Nero of Thrace's exposed limbs but Nero of Thrace gives ground gracefully, damage minimal.

R8: Nero of Thrace flicks the trident at Sho's exposed shoulder but Sho times a half-step back perfectly.

R8: Sho channels pure fury into a CRITICAL blow at Nero of Thrace!

R9: Nero of Thrace demonstrates lethal precision — CRITICAL strike on Sho!

R9: Sho plants the shield and slashes at Nero of Thrace's exposed limbs yet Nero of Thrace absorbs it without breaking stride.

R10: Nero of Thrace rotates the shaft for a different angle at Sho though Sho grunts, it's only a surface cut.

R10: Sho turns defense into offense, shield blocking then blade attacking Nero of Thrace though Nero of Thrace deflects most of the impact.

R11: Nero of Thrace demonstrates mastery with a CRITICAL blow to Sho!

Round 11: Sho digs deep — a second wind restores 171 vigor!

R11: Sho bulls forward behind the shield and stabs Nero of Thrace yet Nero of Thrace keeps rhythm and composure.

R12: Nero of Thrace capitalizes on Sho's forward momentum with a thrust landing clean as Sho tries to circle away.

R12: The weighted net catches Sho across the shoulders — trapped!

R12: Sho tears the net away — but the opening has passed.

R13: Nero of Thrace advances with measured steps, then strikes Sho though the strike connects, Sho is unmoved.

R13: Sho fights to stay upright but gravity wins.

R13: Sho is caught in the mesh, struggling desperately to break free!

R13: Sho cuts loose from the net, gasping, the moment wasted.

R14: Nero of Thrace jabs the three prongs toward Sho's chest but Sho twists clear, taking only a nick.

R14: Nero of Thrace casts the weighted net — Sho is tangled and floundering!

R14: Sho cuts loose from the net, gasping, the moment wasted.

R15: Nero of Thrace spins the shaft and stabs at Sho's lower body opening Sho up as crimson spatters the sand.

R15: Nero of Thrace ensnares Sho in the net — a perfect opening looms!

R15: Sho cuts loose from the net, gasping, the moment wasted.

R16: Nero of Thrace darts forward on the balls of the feet and strikes Sho yet Sho maintains focus through the pain.

R16: Nero of Thrace spins the net expertly, wrapping Sho tight!

R16: Sho tears the net away — but the opening has passed.

R17: Nero of Thrace waits for the opening then commits the trident at Sho striking home as Sho fights through the shock.

R17: Absolute perfection — Sho lands a CRITICAL that drops Nero of Thrace!

R18: Nero of Thrace uses footwork to outmaneuver and strike Sho and Sho feels their edge slipping away.