🗣️ Mark bellows: “My Mother Believes in Me!”

🐾 The mob watches in awe as Eurasian Wolf accompanies Mark.

Mark's defensive stance reads Xar's aggressive approach perfectly — a 10% tactical edge!

R1: Xar becomes a whirlwind of steel, blades cutting at Mark but Mark turns with the blow to lessen its bite.

Round 1: Xar flows into a lightning follow-up!

R1: Xar wheels and strikes, twin blades finding Mark but Mark twists clear, taking only a nick.

R1: Mark delivers a crushing shield strike then follows with steel at Xar and Xar loses balance momentarily.

R2: Xar spins on the ball of the foot and cuts at Mark though Mark grimaces, the damage is slight.

R2: Mark advances relentlessly, gladius probing for Xar yet Xar absorbs the blow with practiced ease.

R3: Xar leaps forward, both weapons descending on Mark though the strike lands, Mark hardly notices.

R3: Mark uses the shield edge to split Xar's guard then cuts connecting solidly as Xar groans in pain.

R4: The gods favor Xar — a CRITICAL strike rocks Mark!

R4: Mark turns defense into offense, shield blocking then blade attacking Xar landing clean as Xar tries to circle away.

R5: Xar crosses the twin swords and rakes them across Mark — Mark barely feels it, adrenaline surging.

R5: Mark uses the shield as an anvil and the blade as a hammer on Xar connecting solidly as Xar groans in pain.

R6: Xar spins low and brings both edges up into Mark yet Mark absorbs it without breaking stride.

R6: Mark closes the gap and delivers a crushing shield blow to Xar but Xar shifts just enough to avoid the worst.

R7: Xar times a perfect dual thrust at Mark's exposed ribs — Mark takes worse in training, this is nothing.

R7: Mark charges like a bull, shield first, blade finding Xar opening a wound that will slow Xar down.

R8: Xar closes the distance with a twin-blade rush at Mark — Mark shrugs off what would fell a lesser warrior.

R8: Mark pounds forward, each step punctuated by a strike at Xar and Xar feels their edge slipping away.

R9: Xar finds the weak point — a CRITICAL blow that tears through Mark!

R9: Pure instinct — Mark CRITICALLY wounds Xar with savage precision!

R10: Xar presses forward, dual swords singing through the air at Mark but Mark anticipates and minimizes the damage.

R10: Mark uses the shield to pin Xar and stabs viciously but Xar angles the body to deflect most of it.

R10: Xar is finished — only pride keeps them standing.

R11: Xar darts in like a viper, both blades thrusting at Mark yet Mark shows no weakness from the contact.

R11: Mark crashes into Xar like a tide of iron and bronze driving Xar to one knee before they recover.

R12: Xar advances with controlled fury, both swords probing Mark though the blade skitters across Mark's armor.

R12: Mark uses weight advantage to drive Xar backward connecting perfectly as Xar grimaces in pain.

R13: Xar rolls under Mark's guard and slices upward with both blades — a shallow wound, little more than a scratch.

R13: Mark uses shield feints to create openings against Xar and Xar loses balance momentarily.