Hekla's balanced stance reads Crassus Bloodaxe's defensive approach perfectly — a 5% tactical edge!

R1: Hekla weaves a steel web, both swords flashing toward Crassus Bloodaxe and Crassus Bloodaxe feels the bite of well-placed steel.

R1: Crassus Bloodaxe maintains distance and skewers Hekla with precision tearing through Hekla's defense like paper.

R2: Hekla wheels and strikes, twin blades finding Crassus Bloodaxe yet Crassus Bloodaxe continues forward, undeterred.

R2: Crassus Bloodaxe uses the net to bind then follows with steel at Hekla but Hekla converts defense to counter-position.

R3: Hekla flows like water, blades circling toward Crassus Bloodaxe — Crassus Bloodaxe takes worse in training, this is nothing.

R3: Crassus Bloodaxe darts in and thrusts the trident at Hekla drawing a bright line of blood.

R4: Hekla slashes high and low in quick succession at Crassus Bloodaxe though Crassus Bloodaxe grimaces, the damage is slight.

R4: Crassus Bloodaxe jabs the three prongs toward Hekla's chest landing with authority as Hekla recoils.

R4: Crassus Bloodaxe casts the weighted net — Hekla is tangled and floundering!

R5: Hekla breaks free of the mesh, bleeding precious seconds.

R5: The tide turns — Crassus Bloodaxe delivers a CRITICAL blow to Hekla!

R6: Hekla uses superior speed to land two cuts before Crassus Bloodaxe can react but Crassus Bloodaxe gives ground gracefully, damage minimal.

R6: Crassus Bloodaxe uses footwork to outmaneuver and strike Hekla — Hekla's armor does its job, no penetration.

R7: Hekla reverses grip and lashes out at Crassus Bloodaxe with both edges yet Crassus Bloodaxe absorbs the blow with practiced ease.

R7: Crassus Bloodaxe maintains composure and picks the moment to strike Hekla though Hekla registers the hit, resolve unshaken.

R8: Hekla uses momentum to amplify the double-strike at Crassus Bloodaxe striking home as Crassus Bloodaxe fights through the shock.

R8: Crassus Bloodaxe flows backward then forward, spearing Hekla but Hekla converts defense to counter-position.

R9: Hekla catches Crassus Bloodaxe in a steel cage of flashing blades though the blade skitters across Crassus Bloodaxe's armor.

R9: Crassus Bloodaxe keeps Hekla honest with probing jabs though Hekla parries at the last instant.

R9: The net whirls out and snares Hekla fast!

R10: Hekla claws out of the net but the advantage is lost.

R10: Crassus Bloodaxe flows like the tide, trident darting at Hekla though Hekla parries at the last instant.

R11: Hekla spins into a windmill strike aimed at Crassus Bloodaxe but Crassus Bloodaxe times a half-step back perfectly.

R11: Crassus Bloodaxe controls the range and picks Hekla apart from distance landing square and drawing the crowd's roar.

R12: Hekla carves a deadly pattern, harrying Crassus Bloodaxe with twin edges and Crassus Bloodaxe knows this wound will cost them.

R12: Crassus Bloodaxe rotates the shaft for a different angle at Hekla yet Hekla absorbs it without breaking stride.

R13: Hekla sidesteps and counter-slashes at Crassus Bloodaxe from the flank — a shallow wound, little more than a scratch.

R13: Crassus Bloodaxe controls the range and picks Hekla apart from distance yet Hekla shows no weakness from the contact.

R14: Hekla unleashes a double-cut that catches Crassus Bloodaxe off-balance finding its mark as Crassus Bloodaxe absorbs the punishment.

R14: Crassus Bloodaxe controls the range and picks Hekla apart from distance splitting skin and sending Hekla reeling.

R14: Hekla clutches their wound, vision darkening.

R15: Hekla spins into a windmill strike aimed at Crassus Bloodaxe though Crassus Bloodaxe takes the hit, it changes nothing.

R15: Crassus Bloodaxe pivots and thrusts the trident into Hekla's side but Hekla twists clear, taking only a nick.

R15: Crassus Bloodaxe ensnares Hekla in the net — a perfect opening looms!

R16: Hekla claws out of the net but the advantage is lost.

R16: Crassus Bloodaxe dances back then snaps forward, spearing Hekla yet Hekla weathers it and stands firm.

R17: Hekla circles and strikes from the blind spot at Crassus Bloodaxe and Crassus Bloodaxe takes a knee briefly before rising.

R17: Crassus Bloodaxe gasps for air, lungs burning, body failing.

R17: Crassus Bloodaxe maintains composure and picks the moment to strike Hekla — a flesh wound that won't slow Hekla down.

R17: The net whirls out and snares Hekla fast!

R18: Hekla claws out of the net but the advantage is lost.

R18: Crassus Bloodaxe waits for the opening then commits the trident at Hekla but Hekla reads it coming and moves with the strike.

R19: Hekla whirls both blades in a screaming arc at Crassus Bloodaxe but Crassus Bloodaxe shifts just enough to avoid the worst.

R19: Crassus Bloodaxe demonstrates mastery of distance, lancing Hekla — a flesh wound, painful but not dire.